By Joseph Erunke
FOUR Nigerian women have been named among 100 Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives Leaders by the Women in Global Health.
They were named as part of activities to mark the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.
A statement by the WGH and YONM named the four Nigerian women as Mary Ozuruonye Agholor, Edidiong Asanga, Emmanualla Inah, and Onyinyechi Susan Madu.
The statement explained that the 100 women were chosen for “their everyday heroism and service”, amidst the global health challenges.
“During the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, amidst a global pandemic, the courageous work of Nurses and Midwives deserves, more than ever, to be honored not just by applause. Let us use the stories of their everyday heroism and service to call for all countries to invest in decent work and a new social contract for nurses and midwives as part of their commitment to health for all,” it explained.
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The Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday said it was disturbed by the death of medical doctors as a result of COVID-19, saying it would in January write the Federal Government on the need to train health workers in infection prevention.
The NMA President, Professor Innocent Ujah, stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Makurdi, while reacting to the death of 20 medical doctors within one week as a result of COVID-19.
Ujah said this as the President, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Abdulrafiu Adeniji, asked the Federal Government to ban flights from countries with new variants of COVID-19.
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The National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America says nurses on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria face greater challenges due to inadequate Personal Protective Equipment.
The association explained this was why it donated 5,000 protective face shields to nurses on the frontline of the pandemic in the country during the week.
As of Thursday, 81,963 COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. According to a statement, the association also during the week said it hosted nurses at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos to a breakfast to boost their morale.