When Will Our Leaders Fix Nigeria’s Hospitals? – By Martins Oloja
THERE is a video in circulation this week that should make every Nigerian leader hide his face in shame. In it, a former.
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Chimamanda Adichie Challenges Hospital Suit Seeking To Stop Son’s Coroner’s Inquest
NIGERIAN author, Chimamanda Adichie, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a suit filed by Euracare.
International
Israeli Attacks In Gaza Kill Four People, Hit Hospital Supply Warehouse
ISRAELI attacks across Gaza have killed at least four people, while several others were wounded in a strike on a medical warehouse inside.
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LAUTECH Hospital Discharges 31 Rescued Oyo Pupils, Eight Remain On Admission
THE Chief Medical Director of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Olawale Olakulehin, has announced the discharge of 31 of the 39 pupils.
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Shock In Kano Hospital As Senior Consultant Physician Dies While Responding To Patients
A SENIOR consultant physician based in Kano State has died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital to attend to.
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How I Returned From The Gate Of The Other World (4) – By Dr Hassan Gimba
THE nurses at Al Shifa Hospital in Makkah are well-trained, diligent and passionate about their work. They are very active as well. When.
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How I Returned From The Gate Of The Other World (3) – By Dr Hassan Gimba
I WANT to believe Allah (SWT) brought me back to read my scorecard. He does that whenever He wants. All the more reason.
Africa
Residents Of Ugandan Capital Fearful After Ebola Death At Local Hospital
RESIDENTS in the Ugandan capital have expressed their fears and concerns after officials confirmed a death in the city from Ebola, following a.
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Doctors Suspend Strike, Warn Of Fresh Action By April 21
THE Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite nationwide strike. News Point Nigeria reports that speaking with journalists on Tuesday,.
International
Israeli Attacks On Southern Lebanon kill Two Girls, Damage Hospital
ISRAELI attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least two children and wounded 40 people, according to Lebanese health officials. In a statement,.
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Ex-Pension Reform Boss, Abdulrasheed Maina Slumps, Hospitalised In Abuja
FORMER Chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been hospitalised after he reportedly slumped outside his office on.
International
Saudi King Leaves Hospital After ‘Reassuring’ Medical Tests – Royal Court
SAUDI Arabia’s 90-year-old King Salman was discharged from hospital after undergoing medical tests in the capital Riyadh, the kingdom’s Royal Court said on.
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Negligence In Nigeria’s Hospitals And The Deadly Cost Of Silence – By Boma West
NIGERIA’s hospitals are increasingly becoming places where hope goes to die, not because illness is always untreatable, but because negligence, weak protocols and.
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Outrage In Kano As Hospital Accused Of Leaving Scissors Inside Deceased Patient After Surgery
ONE of Kano’s finest medical facility, the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre has been accused of medical negligence following the death of a patient,.
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Chimamanda Adichie’s Lawyers Take On Hospital As Lagos Govt Suspends Doctor
SOLICITORS representing globally acclaimed Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her partner, Dr Ivara Esege, have written a formal legal notice to Euracare.
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Fatal Crash: Anthony Joshua Discharged From Hospital
BOXING champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital following a road accident along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday , which claimed the.
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Anthony Joshua’s Shagamu Family Denied Access To Boxer As FRSC Awaits Crash Report
THE family of world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has expressed deep concern over their inability to gain access to the boxer following.
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Panic In Bayelsa As Deputy Governor Slumps, Rushed To Hospital, Condition Uncertain
THE Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was on Thursday rushed to a hospital in Yenagoa after collapsing at the Government.
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Pregnant Woman Dies In Katsina After Health Worker Allegedly Rejects Bank Transfer
A PREGNANT woman, identified as Aisha Najamu, has died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in Katsina State after.
How I Returned From The Gate Of The Other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ Comments (I)
AMAZING experience, my brother, count yourself lucky to have been in Al Shifa hospital. What amazes me most is the fact that despite.