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Senator Natasha urges better pay for health workers to curb maternal deaths

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has urged the authorities to improve the remuneration, welfare and working conditions of doctors and other health workers, as a way of tackling maternal mortality and keeping medical professionals in service, particularly in rural communities. The senator made the call on Monday at the ongoing “Unfinished” event, organised by […]

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UCH Ibadan workers begin indefinite strike over director’s sack

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, University College Hospital, Ibadan chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike over the alleged refusal of the hospital management to implement the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s recommendation on a disciplinary case involving the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr Adeyinka Ishola. The union announced the industrial […]

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Medical workers protest health bill at NASS

Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations on Thursday staged a protest at the Unity Fountain in Abuja over a proposed health sector reform bill before the National Assembly. The protesters expressed strong opposition to the legislation, warning that it could significantly alter the regulatory structure of […]