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• Senate Passes National Health Bill by Sufuyan Ojeifo in Abuja, 05.16.2008 Regardless of the absence of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on health, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the Senate yesterday passed the National Health Bill into law. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello’s absence from Senate was due to the N10 million funding support the Committee reportedly got from the Ministry of Health for the capacity building seminar on the bill, which held in Ghana from March 16-20, this year... more
• Baby Kehinde Slams N500m Suit on UCH - by Chinazor Megbgolu: Oyo State: Kehinde Babalola , the baby girl whose right arm was amputated by the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state has sued the management of the hospital for N500 million for extreme negligence , reckless treatment and violations of her fundamental rights by the staff of the hospital... more
• NMA flays slow new doctor’s pay negotiation, regrets Grange’s exit - by Victor Sam, Abuja: Published: Wednesday, 2 Apr 2008: The Nigerian Medical Association on Tuesday alerted the nation that the slow pace of negotiation between the body and the Federal Government over the new Medical Salary Scheme for doctors was unacceptable to it… more
• Nigeria is among the top 20 remittances recipient countries in the world with $3.3 billion remitted last year, says a World Bank Report. World Bank had estimated in its report titled "Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008” that Nigerians in Diaspora remitted $3.3 billion in 2007. Kenya was the second highest recipient of remittances in 2007 with $1.3 billion, up from the $1.1 billion in 2006... more
• This year marks the 60th anniversary of WHO This special occasion presents WHO with an opportunity to celebrate achievements in global public health over the last 60 years, demonstrate the impact of WHO's work and address challenges for the future... more
• UNFPA Decries Maternal, Child Mortality Rate:  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has expressed dismay over increasing rate of maternal and child mortality in Nigeria, pledging to embark on aggressive campaign to sensitise the people on the need for child spacing, and girl-child education. It also promised to fully equip the Vesico-Vagina Fistulae (VVF) Centre, being constructed by the Mother and Child Care Initiative, a pet project of wife of Ebonyi State governor, Mrs Josephine Elechi, at the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki... more
• Nigeria May Not Achieve UN MDG Health Goals: President, West African Health Organisation, a specialised Agency of ECOWAS, Professor Kayode Odusote has said that Nigeria like other African countries may not be able to achieve the many health goals of the Millennium Development goals if its health work force continues to decline… more 

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