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NMA demands apology from nurses’ association over alleged humiliation of member

NMA demands apology from nurses’ association over alleged humiliation of member

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FG proposes 65 yrs retirement age for doctors, healthworkers
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‘JAPA’: Nigeria may wake up one day and discover there are no more doctors in its hospitals – NMA President

'JAPA': Nigeria may wake up one day and discover there are no…

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NMA foresees internal brain drain in Plateau State

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Plateau says many medical doctors in…

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Lassa fever: Ondo records 106 cases, 8 deaths Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to Ondo State governor on Health Lassa Fever By Segun Giwa Akure, Jan. 29, 2023(NAN) Ondo State government has said 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths have been recorded in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Faduyile said the confirmed cases were in six local governments of Owo, Akure North, Akure South, Ose, Akoko South-West and Idanre. According to him, Owo has the highest cases of 68, Akure North (13), Akure South (11), Ose(9), Akoko South-West(5) and Idanre (1). “Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 23, we have had 268 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, 106 confirmed cases and unfortunately eight deaths,” Faduyile said. He explained that the prevalent period of the disease was during the dry season and part of the rainy season when farmers were cultivating lands for farming. “The farmers during this period will do a lot of bush burning and when they burn the bush, the rats will move from their natural habitat to a place safer and a lot of them tends to come towards homes in that surrounding. “The first way to prevent Lassa is to stop bush burning, and we have sensitised against this,” he said. Faduyile advised people not put their foods where rats can have access. “We have observed that some of our cultural activities like spreading cassava on the road to dry are harmful because rats can come around eat out of the cassava and drop faeces or urine on it. “Besides, we have observed that our level of hygiene, if it is not well improved, it can attract rats, because rats are scavengers and when there is uneaten food, that is not covered, they tend to come,” he said. Faduyile noted that the government has embarked on advocacy through the local governments and traditional rulers as well as other preventive means to stem the disease. “Every year there is ‘deratification’, that is to kill all the rats, and we have started it this year which has been largely successful. “Also, there have been a lot of advocacy to medical personnel for them to have high index of suspicion for any fever,” he said. Faduyile said the government has improved the state Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, to a standard that can take care of Lassa fever.
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Japa: Ekiti has lost 300 doctors to brain drain, says NMA

The Ekiti branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said that…

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Only 6 psychiatrists serve 5,000,000 people in Plateau State – NMA Chairman

The NMA mental health committee on the Plateau is raising awareness on…

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NMA boss on brain drain: Every day, a colleague would call me and say, ‘Chairman, I can’t wait again. I’m leaving.’

Colleagues are complaining bitterly, every morning I do receive calls on this…

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‘Three of every doctors trained in Nigeria leave the country to practise abroad’

The Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos State, Dr…

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NMA calls for release of kidnapped member in Kwara

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kwara branch, has called for the release…

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NMA calls for Health Bank

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Friday urged the Federal Government to…

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NMA to Soludo: Make Anambra medical haven

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has congratulated Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and Dr…

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