Doctors and dentists under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) have denied allegations made by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) accusing them and other medical professionals of accepting bribes from patients in exchange…
Japa: Lagos needs 30,000 medical practitioners, commissioner begs new doctors
Shortage of manpower is posing more distress to the health sector in Nigeria, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said, noting that Lagos particularly is affected by the trend with a deficit of 30,000 medical professionals. Amidst…
Kenya’s doctors sign agreement to end strike after almost 2 months
Kenya’s public hospital doctors have agreed to resume work, calling off a nationwide strike which lasted for close to two months. Davji Atellah, the union secretary general, on May 8 confirmed that doctors have decided to place their trust in…
SZA explains decision to remove potentially dangerous breast implants
SZA has opened up about reversing one of her cosmetic surgeries — surgery that was originally done against the advice of her doctors. During an appearance on the SHE MD podcast that aired on Monday (March 11), the TDE superstar…
Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. Managers…
Junior doctors in Scotland ‘‘standing up for future of NHS’’ with strike – union
Junior doctors north of the border are “standing up for the future of the NHS” by voting for strike action, the chairman of BMA Scotland has said. The union has confirmed that three days of strike action will take place…
Ugandan doctors kneel, beg Museveni to seek 7th term
Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) were seen kneeling to plead with President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection as the country’s president in 2026, to make it his seventh consecutive term. Samuel Oledo who is chairman of the association,…
“Japa” Syndrome: Doctors who abandoned Nigeria for UK lament slave labour, exploitation
Some of the doctors who left Nigeria for greener pastures are currently lamenting tough conditions in their current place of employment, a BBC investigation has shown. Brain drain is a big challenge in the country as Nigerian-trained doctors are recruited…
Reps want new doctors recruited to replace those leaving Nigeria
The House of Representatives has called for the recruitment of medical personnel to replace doctors and other health workers, who have quit Federal Government jobs and left Nigeria for better offers in other countries. The call is coming at a…
Sanwo-Olu flays warning strike by doctors, urges end
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, described as unfair and opportunistic the decision by doctors in the state to go on strike. He urged them to call off their ongoing three-day warning strike, especially as their two months COVID-19 allowance…