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You can’t regulate health workers, JOHESU, AHPA charge NMA On By Chioma Obinna The age-long disharmony between the members of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU; the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, AHPA, and the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, is far from over as health workers have threatened to the down tool should the National Assembly fails to review the  Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Repeal and Re-Enactment Bill, 2020. The health workers under the umbrella of JOHESU/AHPA also want the immediate step down of a bill sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe...

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), the umbrella body of health workers in the country, has demanded that Senate probe the recent public hearing of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Bill as it accused Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, of disenfranchising its members.

The Covid-19 vaccination rollout is sparking a wave of interest in a brand new course coming to Hopwood Hall College.

Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey During 2015–2018, 20.8% of nonsmoking U.S. adults aged 18 and over were exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) as measured by cotinine in the blood. The prevalence of SHS exposure was greater for adults aged 18–39 (25.6%) than for those aged 40–59 (19.1%) and 60 and over (17.6%). Exposure to SHS was more prevalent among non-Hispanic black adults (39.7%) compared with non-Hispanic white (18.4%), non-Hispanic Asian (20.9%), and Hispanic (17.2%) adults. Adults with some college education had a lower prevalence o...

Vincent Obia writes a moving tribute to celebrate former House of Representatives member for Andoni, Opobo and Nkoro Federal Constituency of Rivers State ; Rivers State Commissioner for Works ; Chairman, Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State and recently Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside A 50th birthday is one of the greatest milestones in life. It provides an ideal occasion to honour some of the amazing things a person has done. As Dr. Dakuku Peterside turns 50 tomorrow, one of the most memorable things friends, famil...