Health News Watch: Africa’s most populous country gradually locks down to avert COVID-19 Spread.
Lagos is Nigeria's most developed and most populous state in the country.
It is also the state with the most recorded confirmed cases of covid19, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
But in a big country like Nigeria, where life is...
Official Guidelines for Lagos State Residents in #COVID-19 Pandemic.
OFFICIAL HEALTH GUIDELINE FOR RESIDENTS OF LAGOS STATE RESIDENTS IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
In a few hours, we will begin the first phase of easing the lockdown.
At a press briefing today I shared updated guidelines for all sectors.
The work guidelines for members of the public...
Job Vacancy: Internship Positions open at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu.
JOB VACANCY: Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply for the following positions at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu.
POSITIONS:
Nurse InternsPharmacy InternsMedical Laboratory Science Interns
ELIGIBILITY:
Interested candidates must possess a recognized degree or its equivalent in their...
Sugar’s Role In Obesity: Countries Should Adopt Tax To Combat Diabetes, Health Problems, Says World Health Organization
One of the many weapons in the global war against chronic diseases like diabetes should be a sugar tax, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a report this Tuesday.
ALSO READ: Fruit Juice Is as Bad as Sugary Drinks
The WHO’s report, “Fiscal Policies for Diet...
Press Release: Lagos State HEFAMAA shuts down Premier Specialist Medical Center ICU.
…… Says Investigation ongoing.
The Lagos State Government through its Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA has shut down the Intensive Care Unit, ICU of Premier Specialist Medical Center temporarily.
The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr.
Abiola Idowu who stated this today at the...
#EndSARS: Nigerian Medical Association Press Release Calls for Immediate End.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is painfully disturbed by the violent turn of events over the last 48 hours that greeted the #EndSARS protest staged by Nigerian youths across the country. More specifically, we are saddened by the reported events at Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020.
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HEALTH NEWS WATCH: A FEDERAL HIGH COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MEDCONTOUR. PUTS A LIMIT ON THE OVEREARCHING POWERS OF THE FCCPC
The Federal High Court in Lagos Hon Justice C.J. Aneke in Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju v. the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delineated the wide powers given to the FCCPC under its enabling act.
The Court held that the FCCPC cannot validly investigate the allegations of a...
Nigeria Invokes Quarantine Act to Lockdown her major cities.
Currently, a lockdown subsists in Nigeria's major cities including Lagos, Abuja, etc.
The government is relying on the provisions of the Quarantine Act to prevent a further spread of COVID19 that has since been declared a global pandemic.
The quarantine act prescribes a 6-month jail...
Lagos State to absorb House Officers directly from NYSC
The Lagos State ggovernment's drive to ensure her hospital facilities are fully functional and manned by trained staff may have prompted the government to reach out to the National Youth Service Corp for a seamless appointment of House Officers into her secondary health facilities.
Here is a copy...
