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Umuahia Fake Gynecologist Who Injected Cent Leaf into Patients Arraigned for Medical Fraud, Others

News Leverage Editor February 25, 2025

A source also alleged that she injected scent leaf water directly into patients’ uteruses, claiming it was part of an IVF treatment, raising serious concerns…

Otti Emphasizes Critical Role of Medical Scientists, Says 15 Percent Allocated for Health Sector

News Leverage Editor November 28, 2024

Governor Alex Otti pointed out that 15 per cent of the 2025 budget had been allocated to the health sector to address challenges in healthcare…

Medical Laboratory Scientists Identify Risks to Public Health, Urge Service Improvement

News Leverage Editor November 28, 2024

Inadequately trained Medical Laboratory Scientists have been identified as a significant risk to public health, particularly following the announcement by the Federal Council of Medical…

FG Partners Siemens Healthineers to Enhance Cancer Care

News Leverage Editor November 11, 2024

The Federal Government has partnered with Siemens Healthineers to enhance cancer care nationwide through a purchase agreement for advanced oncology equipment.

Policeman Jumps Fence, Assaults Neurosurgeon Who Saved His Life

News Leverage Editor March 18, 2024

A policeman Corporal Okona Stephen Ifeanyi of the Nigeria Police Force Nnewi kidnapped and assaulted a consultant neurosurgeon identified as Dr Ofodile Ekweogwu who saved…

Lagos Hospital Disobeys Sanwo-Olu, Charges Patients for Services

News Leverage Editor March 4, 2024

Despite declaring antenatal and child delivery free in Lagos State-owned hospitals, residents in the State have lamented the non-compliance by these hospitals to the directive…

Nurses Protest, Request Reversal of New Verification Rule

News Leverage Editor February 12, 2024

Nigeria Nurses under the aegis of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, are protesting in Abuja on Monday over the new guidelines for…

Otti Pledges Support as Optometric Association Plans to Site Centers in Abia

News Leverage Editor February 9, 2024

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has welcomed the decision of the Nigerian Optometric Association to set up three national eye centers in Abia…

Dr. Vwaere: GRV Calls For Immediate Suspension of CMD, Facility Manager

News Leverage Editor August 2, 2023

Gbadedo Rhodes Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate in the just concluded elections has called for immediate suspension of the Chief Medical Doctor and the…

Anthrax Disease: Imo Govt Sets Up Public Health Alert Surveillance Team

News Leverage Editor July 28, 2023

Imo State government has set up a "Public Health Alert Surveillance Team", to be on guard and make sure the Anthrax disease currently ravaging some…

Exclusive: Dr Adindu Reveals Dangers of Another Pandemic and Public Health in Africa

News Leverage Editor October 27, 2022

In a bid to strengthen the public health system in Africa, the second edition of the International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) is…

Public Health: Africa Takes Stringent Steps on Disease Control

News Leverage Editor October 26, 2022

The second International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), hosted by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Union…

FG Drags Resident Doctors to Court Over Strike

News Leverage Editor August 14, 2021

The federal government has dragged striking Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria over the ongoing industrial strike action.

Abia Health Sector Suspends Strike, Urges Govt to Sustain Regular Subvention

News Leverage Editor August 5, 2021

The Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, and Assembly of Health Professionals, Abia State has suspended its strike action following a meeting with the Abia State…

NDLEA Boss Raises Alarm Over High Rate of Drug Abuse in South West

News Leverage Editor August 4, 2021

Chairman of the National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Buba Marwa has raised an alarm of the South-West region of the country having the highest…

NCDC Confirms 15 Cases of Monkeypox in Nigeria

News Leverage Editor July 21, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has confirmed 15 cases of Monkeypox and registered 59 suspected cases of the disease in Nigeria.