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6,068 Nigerian Doctors Move To UK In 7yrs
Between 2015 and 2022, no fewer than 6,068 medical doctors have moved to the United Kingdom. This is according to data obtained from the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom. The data showed that the total number of Nigeria-trained doctors who migrated to the UK as of August 30, 2022, stood at 10,096. Nigerian…
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What To Know About The Monkeypox Outbreak DRC
Since early May 2022, countries in Africa have reported confirmed cases of Monkeypox and in no time, the virus had moved out of the continent to America. On October 10, America’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 26,577 cases of monkeypox had been identified in the U.S. The virus seemed to have…
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How Budget Deficit Is Costing Psychiatric Patients Medication In Ghana
The Mental Health Authority in Ghana has reported increasing difficulties in providing needed medications for psychiatric patients as the budget allocated to the sector continues to plunge. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority, Prof Akwasi Osei, explained that the sector only receives an average of just 30 per cent of its…
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Healthcare Crisis In Somalia Reaches Frightening Heights
Somalia’s healthcare system is currently struggling with the spike in daily new Covid-19 infections which some healthcare practitioners believe is due to the new coronavirus strain. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is hitting the East African nation really hard according to new reports. Health workers at the Martini Hospital in Mogadishu, the capital’s…