Tag: patients
HEFAMAA to Patients: Demand respect, know your rights at hospitals
Idowu further explained that government facilities exist primarily to serve the public, emphasising that health workers are employed to meet…
Popoola: Patients stranded as UBTH resident doctors join strike
It was reliably gathered that the doctors stayed away from their duty post in protest of the kidnap of a…
Former nurse sentenced to life impprisonment for killing 85 patients
A former nurse has been convicted of murdering 85 patients at two hospitals in northern Germany and handed a life…
German ex-nurse admits killing 100 patients
An ex-nurse in Germany has admitted at the start of his trial that he murdered 100 patients, making him one…
Patients beg health workers to end strike
Some patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, have appealed to the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU)…
Patients in National Hospital express joy as Doctors resume duty
Patients at the National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday expressed joy over the resumption of work by members of National Association…
Health practitioners advised to respect rights of patients
Dr Joshua Ndom, the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has advised nurses and other health workers…
Save our lives, resolve doctors’ demands, patients urge Federal Govt
Some patients affected by the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the resident doctors across the country have appealed to…
Ondo state First lady calls for support for breast cancer patients
The Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Tuesday canvassed more support for patients of breast cancer in…
Patients protest, shut Edo Central Hospital over invasion by robbers
Armed robbers' invasion of the maternity ward of the Central Hospital, in Benin, Edo State, has sparked a protest by…
Abia First Lady promises free routine drugs to sickle cell patients
Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu, wife of Abia Governor, on Wednesday said the aspiration of her foundation, Vicar Hope Foundation (VHF), was…
Lagos sanctions PHC workers for selling free drugs to patients
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has sanctioned some health workers in the state’s Primary Health Centres, PHCs, for selling…
Doctors’ strike takes toll on patients
Some of the patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Friday said that the warning strike…
Aisha Buhari distributes gifts to patients in FCT
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Friday expressed her love to patients as she personally distributed gifts…
Missing Ebola patients found in Liberia
Liberia said Tuesday it had found 17 Ebola patients who had fled an attack on their clinic, sparking a panicked…
Resident Doctors’ Strike: Patients Vacate ABUTH, Ear Centre
The nationwide strike embarked by Resident Doctors has crippled activities at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria as…
Anti-Cancer Fight
One of the most grim pronouncement a patient can here from a doctor is, “I’m sorry, but you have cancer.”…
Patients Decry Orthopaedic Hospital Doctors’ Attitude
Patients at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, on Wednesday decried the doctors’ failure to give them prompt attention. They…
LASG Tackles NMA Over Sacked Doctors
The Lagos State Government has urged the Nigeria Medical Association to stop spreading falsehood, noting that sacking doctors who irresponsibly…
Normalcy Yet To Return To Lagos Hospitals
Normalcy has not returned to Lagos State hospitals, even with the recruitment of new doctors, as hospitals still remain deserted…
Adamant Lagos Doctors On Strike
Patients who visited various public health facilities in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria today for medical attention were not attended to…
LASUTH Records 2 Deaths, Treats 72 Emergency Cases
The Head, Surgical Emergency Unit, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Ibrahim Mustafa said that two patients died out…
Nurses And Their Attitude To Patients
A hospital is supposed to be a place of succour; a place where the sick and the wounded expect to…
Quack Doctor Treated Patients For 4 Years
A quack Nigerian doctor who has been treating patients in South Africa for four years is now on the run…