Medical tourism: Nigeria’s untapped goldmine
By ETIM ETIM According to Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) and estimates from WHO, Nigerians spend between a billion dollars and $2 billion (between N1.35 trillion and N2.7 trillion) to…
Category: Health
Happy Fathers’ Day, but be informed about your prostate
By ETIM ETIM A prominent activist who delivered the keynote speech at the launch of my book over three years ago has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He’s battling…
Foremost radiologist, Prof. Eduwem Challenges Health Myths at UNIUYO’s Inaugural Lecture
By Dennis UDOMA The first Professor of Radiology from Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, South – South Nigeria, Prof. Diana’basi Udoete Eduwem has called for a decisive break from…
FG orders recall of contaminated Ibuprofen, hazardous medicines
Isaac Samuel The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has directed all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors of health institutions across the country to immediately suspend the…
Tinubu establishes task force on Ebola, approves N10 billion emergency funding
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and ordered the immediate release of N10…
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital boss speaks on EFCC invasion
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Prof Emem Bassey has spoken of the chaos that engulfed the institution when EFCC officials visited last week.…
EURACARE Hospital responds to accusations of negligence by Chimanda Adichie over son’s death
By ETIM ETIM Lagos clinic, Euracare Hospital, has rejected accusations of negligence over the death of Chimanda Adichie’s son, claiming that the child was too ill when he was brought…
Chimanda Adichie speaks after tragic death of son
By ETIM ETIM Nigeria’s literary icon and writer, Chimanda Adichie, has given details of the circumstances that led to the dead of her son in a Lagos hospital on Thursday.…
The woman without a stomach: the inspiring story of Sister Victoria
By Ata Ikkideh Last Sunday will remain etched in my heart for a long, long time. It wasn’t merely another Sunday; it was one of those rare days when Heaven…
Japa Syndrome: I Shut Down 80 Hospitals in Two Months
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the International Facilities Services Limited (IFS), Dr. Tunde Ayeye, has revealed that he closed 80 hospitals in Ikoyi and Victoria Island within two months…
Bill Gates Pledges Wealth to Addressing Challenges in Africa
The Founder of Microsoft Corporation, Mr. Bill Gates, has pledged to devote his wealth to addressing challenges in Africa for the next 20 years. Gates made this pledge on Monday…
NARD decries exclusion from specialist allowance, casualisation of members
Comfort Isaac The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has condemned a “continuous exclusion” of its members from payment of specialist allowance as well as persistent casualisation and poor remuneration…