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Peple living with Parkinson’s disease (PwPs) at the ADPF forth awareness walk on Saturday 26th July, 2026 When renowned Nigerian engineer and mathematician, Dr. Adewunmi Desalu was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his family was thrown into uncharted territory. For 11 years, his wife, Mrs. Omorin Desalu, walked that path with him, stumbling through ignorance, battling…
Medical doctors under the employ of the Lagos State Government will, from Monday, July 28, embark on a three-day warning strike to protest what they described as “illegal and disrespectful” salary deductions by the state. The strike, announced by the Medical Guild, the umbrella body of medical and dental practitioners in the state’s public service,…
A non-governmental advocacy group, EndMalariaInNigeria, has faulted a recent claim by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, describing malaria as a “rare disease” in the state. The group, in a strongly worded statement on Friday, described the commissioner’s comment as misleading and disconnected from the reality faced by many Lagos residents who…
…Medical Guild alleges breach of trust, convenes emergency meeting Medical doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government have raised the alarm over what they described as a “clandestine, hostile, and illegal” deduction from their July salaries without prior notice or consultation. The aggrieved doctors, operating under the aegis of the Medical Guild—the umbrella…
Photo collage of Pota PHC in Badagry? Lagos A growing wave of concern has greeted the worsening condition of the Pota Primary Health Centre in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, as residents and health workers decry years of government inaction that have left the facility in a state of abandonment and disrepair. The…
The Chairman of NAPPMED, Liberation Zone, Mr Osita Nwajide addressing pressmen at the protest on Tuesday. (Photo credit: Chinyere Okoroafor) ……appeals to Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu for second CWC in Lagos Nigeria’s medicine supply chain may be heading for a major crisis as Pharmaceutical marketers in Lagos on Tuesday raised alarm over the alleged hijack of the…
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, (Middle) speaking during the media engagement event titled “LASAMBUS: Highlighting Impact, Improving and Sustaining Response. …LASAMBUS praised for life-saving impact as users share emotional testimonies The Lagos State Government has announced a major upgrade to its emergency medical response system, including the introduction of motorbike…