Doctor-patient ratio worsening in Nigeria, NMA warns
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said the doctor-patient ratio in the country is getting worse, with a physician attending to more than 5,000 patients.
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said the doctor-patient ratio in the country is getting worse, with a physician attending to more than 5,000 patients.
Ghana Health Service On Alert As Country Deals With Three Outbreaks
The global health body does not believe that the spread of the monkeypox virus outside of Africa requires mass vaccinations as measures like good hygiene and safe sexual behaviour will help control its spread, Reuters reported.
The monkeypox virus has so far been detected in as many as 15 countries. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the viral disease mostly occurs in the west and central Africa, and only very occasionally spreads elsewhere.