Nigerian Govt Threatens to Revoke Doctors Residency Programme As Strike Actions Could Not Be Overturned

The federal government and the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) held a meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The meeting was however unproductive as the government threatened to revoke the doctors’ residency programme. The doctors embarked an indefinite strike on Monday, a backdrop from a suspended in June. The concened doctors are protesting the non-implementation of life insurance for members treating COVID-19 patients; the non-funding of their residency programme and some unpaid arrears. In its initial response to the doctor’s decision on Monday, the government said the doctors have no reason…

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Madagascar Treatment To Be Subjected To Regulatory Test Before Usage In Nigeria

-YOMMY AYILARA.   Madagascar Cure Will Be Subjected To Regulatory Process Before Use In Nigeria – PTF   The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force, Sani Aliyu on Tuesday, the 12th of Madagascar, 2020 announced that Madagascar herbal remedy for COVID-19 will be subjected to the normal regulatory processes before it will be administered for use in Nigeria.   Aliyu announced that following the directive by the President, the herbal treatment is being transported by air to Nigeria.   He revealed that it will be subjected to stringent regulatory…

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Doctors Warned Not To Indulge Unauthorised Treatment Of COVID-19

Minister tells Doctors Not To Indulge In Unauthorised Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients, Minister Tells Doctors.     The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has advised medical doctors and other healthcare professionals to spurn unauthorized treatment of persons infected with coronavirus.   This announcement was made on the 7th of May, 2020 during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital.   In his words; β€œAll healthcare professionals and associated personnel should diligently follow safety infection prevention and control protocols – both inside…

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