Aro Psychiatric Hospital Nurses Give Management 21 Days
OGUN, Nigeria – Nurses at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, have given management 21 days to address shortages of essential medical equipment, inadequate…
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Over 10,000 Nigerians Now Working in UK NHS as Nigeria Battles Health Worker Shortage
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 10,494 Nigerians are listed among staff in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), according to data shared by…
Abia Assembly Moves to Resolve Leadership Tussle in LGA Health Authorities
UMUAHIA, Nigeria – The Abia State House of Assembly has stepped up efforts to resolve the lingering leadership dispute between nurses and community health…
Nigeria’s Missing Doctors: Can the Diaspora Fill the Gap?
ABUJA, Nigeria- The video consultation can cross borders in seconds. Expertise can travel from Maryland to Abuja, from London to Lokoja, and from Toronto…
Lagos Warns Attackers of Health Workers Face Jail
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has warned that anyone who assaults health workers in hospitals across the state will face prosecution and…
Nigeria Hired 37,000 Health Workers. Why Are Doctors, Nurses Still Leaving?
LAGOS, Nigeria – Every day, Nigeria loses some of its most experienced doctors and nurses to hospitals overseas. Even as the federal government recruits…
Nigeria Trains Them, Others Pay Them: The Quiet Exodus Emptying Our Wards
ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid afternoon inside Kubwa General Hospital, the rhythm of care never slows. Call bells ring. Paper files shuffle. A…
The Last Shift: Inside Nigeria’s Spiralling Healthcare Exodus, the Fight to Save a Dying Workforce
EDO, Nigeria – At exactly 6:45 a.m., the emergency ward at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) was already overflowing. Only two nurses…