Hospitals call for maternity-friendly society

[ad_1] Medical staff take care of a newborn baby in the special care unit in Ruili, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Aug. 11, 2021. A pregnant woman with COVID-19 Wednesday morning gave birth to triplets in the quarantine area of a designated hospital in southwest China’s border city of Ruili, the Yunnan provincial health commission said…

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FCT population commissioner loses mum

[ad_1] The National Population Commission (NPC) Commissioner representing the FCT, Mr Joseph Shazin, has lost his mother, Mrs Ladi Kasala Shazin, at the age of 96. Mr Shazin said his mother died around 2pm at the Rhema Hospital after a brief illness on Wednesday, adding that her remains were buried the same day. City &…

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‘Maltreatment’: Yewa indigenes Storm Ogun Governor’s office

[ad_1] Residents of Yewaland in Ogun West Senatorial district, Ogun State, on Wednesday stormed Governor Dapo Abiodun’s office in protest against deplorable conditions of infrastructure in the region. The aggrieved residents from all the five Local Government Areas of the region, Ipokia, Imeko-Afon, Yewa North, Yewa South and Ado-Odo/Ota, expressed frustration over alleged marginalisation of…

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Health workers begin indefinite strike

[ad_1] The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike, beginning from Thursday, 25 May. The national vice president of JOHESU, Obinna Ogbonna, made this known at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said the union had, in a letter dated 9 May, issued a 15-day…

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Too scared to come to work, nurse says amid rising security concerns at Eastern Cape health facilities • Spotlight

[ad_1] There are serious concerns over the safety of health workers at public health facilities in the Eastern Cape, with some healthcare workers saying they are scared to go to work. PHOTO: Luvuyo Mehlwana/Spotlight News & Features 25th May 2023 | Luvuyo Mehlwana Amid concerns over the security and safety of health workers at public…

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Behind Life Healthcare’s profit drop

[ad_1] Life Healthcare has posted a nearly 13% rise in interim revenue, but this did not filter through to its bottom line, as net profit slipped 8.2%. During its reporting period, the private hospital operator had to contend with an impairment to goodwill within the UK-based Alliance Medical Group, an interest charge after settling a…

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JOHESU Declares Indefinite Strike

 By Kazeem Akolawole The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has declared an indefinite strike to demand better welfare and implementation of the Technical Committee Report on the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). The National Vice President, JOHESU, Obinna Ogbonna declared the strike action at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Details…

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