1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (829+ words) As part of measures by the government to attract and retain health professionals in communities where access to healthcare remains a challenge, the Deprived Area Incentive package policy, which had been gathering dust at the Ministry of Health according to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (288+ words) A physiotherapist, Dr. Esther Ibeye, has said poor compensation and heavy workloads have forced many of her colleagues to leave the country for better opportunities abroad. Ibeye made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief yesterday....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (309+ words) Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has warned health workers against demanding payment from patients for services covered under the government's Free Primary Healthcare programme. He said any health worker found charging beneficiaries for services included in the programme would…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (363+ words) The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Unity has denied reports regarding alleged salaries and costs associated with recruiting medical and nursing personnel from abroad, stressing that no final contracts have yet been concluded with any country. The…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (630+ words) Sun Sep 06, 2026 September 6, 2026 10:57 AM GMT+1 The migration of one ophthalmologist could cost the Nigerian economy about $150,000 annually, the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) has said, amid concerns over shortages of eye-care professionals and their uneven distribution across the country. According…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (496+ words) The Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria says each ophthalmologist lost to migration drains $150,000 from the economy yearly, as more than 24 million Nigerians live with largely treatable visual impairment. ABUJA, Nigeria — When an ophthalmologist boards a flight out of Nigeria, the country…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (49+ words) Brighter Kashmir 09-02-2026 3 رجب 1440 MBBS internship is the crucible in which medical knowledge is tested against the realities of human suffering. After years of rigorous study, examinations and clinical training, young doctors enter hospitals where theory meets reality and responsibility takes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1313+ words) Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) have raised concerns over an alleged shortage of essential medicines and basic laboratory supplies at the institution's clinic, despite being compelled to pay a N6,000 medical levy every academic session. SaharaReporters' findings show that…...