Doctors

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has disclosed that only 58,000 doctors renewed their annual practice license out of the 130,000 registered doctors in the country. The Deputy Registrar of MDCN, Dr Victor Kolawole,…

In the last six weeks, 162 Nigerian doctors have been licensed to practice in the United Kingdom. This is according to the register of the General Medical Council of the UK. The GMC is a public body that maintains the official register…

High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some…

Following an assurance by federal government that payment of salary arrears would be made by Friday May 7, members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have hinted that they are ready to shelve the resumption of strike…

India is fighting a huge survival battle following the postponement of exams for trainee doctors and nurses on Monday, freeing them up to fight the world's biggest surge in coronavirus infections. Freeing the trainees from the exams…

Health workers in Ogun State said they would withdraw their services at the public health institutions Tuesday midnight due to the alleged high rate of insecurity in the state. The health workers in the state under the aegis of the…

The Rivers State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has disclosed that 22 doctors in the State tested positive for coronavirus. The association, which decried lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their members…

Nigeria, Africa’s largest country, is in dire need of doctors to meet the health needs of its citizens, official statistics show. Only one medical doctor is available to cater for every 4,845 Nigerians, the official data sourced by PT…

Resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it will begin three days warning strike on Jan. 28 over shortage of house officers and resident doctors. Dr Fatai Balogun, President,…

The Cross River Government has inaugurated its Health Emergency Response Team to curb emerging disease outbreaks and the rising cases of drug abuse among youths in the state. Inaugurating the team on Monday in Calabar, Dr Inyang Asibong,…