Health
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Relief for Patients as Tinubu Slashes Dialysis Fees Nationwide
On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a major healthcare intervention by reducing the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session in federal hospitals across Nigeria, aiming to ease the financial burden…
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Strike Continues as Nurses’ Union Awaits NEC Decision on Federal Government Promises
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI) has clarified that its ongoing nationwide warning strike has not been suspended, despite reports suggesting otherwise. This clarification follows a meeting…
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UCH Nurses Join Nationwide Strike, Appeal to Patients for Understanding
Nurses at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have officially joined the ongoing nationwide seven-day warning strike called by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM). The UCH chapter of the union announced…
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Nurses Nationwide Commence Warning Strike Over Poor Working Conditions, Vow to Press On Despite Government Inaction
Healthcare services across Nigeria are poised for significant disruption as nurses under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI) have vowed to begin a seven-day…
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Cholera Outbreak Claims 13 Lives in Niger State, Over 230 Hospitalised Across Six LGAs
Niger State is currently battling a severe cholera outbreak that has spread across six local government areas, leaving at least 13 people dead and over 236 others hospitalised, according to state health officials. The situation,…
