Health workers
19 Feb
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has given approval for the recruitment of 1,000 health workers to fill the vacuum in the sector across the state.
12 Feb
AS the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts a shortage of 10 million health workers by 2030, mostly in low-income countries, the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists (Registration) Board of Nigeria has lamented the increasing brain drain in the health sector.
4 Feb
Kwara State Government has further addressed outstanding salaries and gratuities owed to local government workers, basic school teachers, and pensioners by committing another N1.03 billion. This latest payment marks the government's continued efforts to settle inherited arrears from the previous administration. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has repeatedly emphasized the government's commitment to clearing these debts as…
16 Jan
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29 Nov
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Okezie Kalu has decried the exodus of medical professionals from the country.
10 Nov
The House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions has vowed to take necessary steps to reverse the brain drain in the health sector and the medical tourism to reduce the outflow of Nigerians seeking medical care abroad and doctors travelling outside the country to seek greener pastures.
5 Apr 2023
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need for governments to prioritise investments in education, skills and decent jobs for health to meet the rapidly growing demand for medics and avert a projected shortage of 10 million health workers by 2030.