healthcare system

NIMR DG Calls For Increased Local Funding To Tackle Nigeria’s Health Challenges

Nov 10, 2024. by Praise Ben

Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa, the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has expressed concern over the inadequate funding of medical research in Nigeria. He emphasized that while international collaborations and foreign funding have been pivotal, local investment is crucial to address the nation’s unique health challenges. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more

How Suspected COVID-19 Patient Rejected By Six Different Hospitals Died

Jun 30, 2020.Jun 29, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

To all those who will be sick eventually Uncle Emeka died by 2.30am on the 23rd of June 2020, barely three days after his 67th birthday. He died while seated behind a car that was taking him to yet another hospital in Abuja. But Uncle Emeka’s march to Calvary began around 11am on that particular … Read more

Opinion: Will Nigerians Ever Wake Up From Their Delusion?

Mar 19, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Please, excuse me if the above headline sounds offensive; it is not intended to be so, but rather influenced by an annoying acquiescence of the custodians of our healthcare system to an obviously serious national issue. Put mildly, it is to nudge them to the reality of danger and its associated consequences staring everyone in … Read more