Health

OAUTH sacks 1500 workers not captured in personnel budget

Following allegations of job racketeering and the directive of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile Ife, has sacked over 1500 workers employed in June 2022. It would be recalled that Ministry of Health and Social Welfare had in November 2023 indicted some officials of the teaching…

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Oyedepo lauds Kwara governor for renovating Oro general hospital

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Olabode Oyedepo (Deway), has applauded the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for renovating and equipping Oro General Hospital. Oyedepo, in a statement he issued on Monday, through his media aide, Adebayo Olodan, described the gesture as a proof of the commitment of AbdulRazaq towards the wellbeing of…

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Girl with hole in heart seeks N9m financial support for surgery

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A five year old girl with hole in heart, Veronica Ogunwande, has appealed to the general public for financial assistance to carry out surgery in a foreign hospital. Veronica through medical investigation carried out at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) was discovered to have a hole in heart when she was two years old according…

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Kwara governor inspects medical facilities, promises to renovate more General Hospitals

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inspected some of the medical facilities put in place at Ilorin General Hospital. The administration has since embarked on a comprehensive redesign and renovation of the dental clinics and eye care centre, new intensive care unit, and construction of some VIP wards at the hospital to improve healthcare…

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BREAKING: Boy whose intestine missing, Akin-Bright dies

Few hours after the Lagos state House of Assembly called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct release of funds for his overseas treatment, the boy whose intentine went missing in the process of surgery, Adebola Akin-Bright, has died. It was gathered he died on Tuesday evening after he developed complications. He was said to have been rushed to the intensive…

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Lagos Assembly to probe alleged missing of 13 year old boy intestine in LASUTH

Lagos State House of Assembly has set an ad-hoc committee to probe the alleged missing small intestine of a 13-year-old Master Adebola at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja. The House, however, commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for visiting the patient and footing all medical bills on behalf of the state government. Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, during the…

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Doctor’s Death: Lagos Assembly will come up with comprehensive report soon- Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Hon. Mojisola Miranda, has said the House would soon come up with a comprehensive report on the death of Dr Vwase Diaso after concluding its investigation. It would be recalled that a faulty elevator at the staff quarters of the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, had claimed the life of Diaso,…

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Diphtheria outbreak claims one in Osun, Adeleke orders reactivation of emergency response centre

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate activation of the Emergency Response Centre following the outbreak of diphtheria in the state. The move is to curb any further spread, launch contact tracing and treat infected residents. A statement signed by spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed indicated that Adeleke’s directive was issued after…

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PHOTO NEWS: Stakeholders at 5th edition of Parah Family Foundation’s conference in Lagos

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