The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Adekunle Salako, has affirmed that the Federal Government is committed to improving the welfare of health workers. Salako made this statement in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said on Friday in Abuja that it would recruit 900 health workers for its hospitals. Dr Babagana Adams, Permanent Secretary, Health and Environment Services Secretariat (HESS), said this at a dinner and award night organised…
Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five- day warning strike. A check in some of the public hospitals showed only doctors and laboratory technicians were on duty. Also, some of the patients had since been discharged from…
The Federal Government has placed a ban on leave of absence for health professionals relocating abroad. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on Saturday in Abeokuta said that health workers going abroad to seek…
By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government (LASG) has assured health professionals in the State that challenges which have been making their colleagues flee the country, are being addressed urgently in the State. The State Government gave the assurance in…
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been granted approval by the federal government to recruit 200 medical and clinical staff. The move comes as part of efforts to replace health workers who have migrated to foreign…
The newly appointed Commissioner for Health, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, has charged health sector workers in the state to intensify efforts in ensuring effective service delivery in the sector. Obi gave the charge when he toured key health agencies in Enugu…
The waste management consultant to Oyo State Government, Mottainai Recycling Ltd. has announced plans to recruit 200 environmental health workers to forestall outbreak of diseases in the state. Ms Uloma Airhienbuwa, the Chief Strategy Officer of the firm, made this…
The Chief Medical Director of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Dr Pokop Bupwatda, says health workers in the institution are resigning daily in search of better conditions of service. He called on stakeholders in the health sector to tackle what…
The Medical Guild, Lagos State, has called on the government to review upwardly, the health workers’ hazard allowance, which has remained N5,000 for more than 30 years. The guild’s chairman, Dr Sa’eid Ahmad, made the call in Lagos on Sunday…
