….Receives Rotary Award For Best Cold Chain System. Various health policies of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s administration on health sector in Ondo state is being appreciated even at the national level as Ondo state has emerged winner of the primary healthcare leadership challenge, carting home a whooping sum of five thousand dollars (#213,710.000.00) as the prize….
RUMOURED BEDRIDDEN, UNABLE TO SIGN DOCUMENTS: WHERE IS GOVERNOR ROTIMI AKEREDOLU? In the past 24 hours, the rumour of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s poor health has dominated the media and spread like wildfire in Ondo State. While it is no longer news that Governor Akeredolu is dealing with health issues as this was made clear in…
…..needs N20miliion to survive heart, brain diseases Miss Mistura Badiru who is in pain for suffering from heart and brain-related diseases, now requires a sum of N20million to undergo two surgeries in India. The 14-year-old was diagnosed to have a rheumatic heart disease of the heart and needed to be replaced. She was further diagnosed…
Members of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), working in public hospitals under the Ondo State government, have withdrawn their services to join nationwide strike directed by the National body of JOHESU. Members of NUAHP comprises of Medical Laboratory Scientists, Optometrists, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists, Health Information Managers/Officers, Radiographers and some critical health workers. The…
The Medical & Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, has declared that its members in the State and local government public hospitals and other health facilities in Ondo State will not be part of a nationwide Strike called by the Joint Health Staff Union, (JOHESU). In a Press Statement made available to newsmen in Akure…
By: Oluwatosin Adesola Health workers in Ondo State under the umbrella of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) will on Friday 26th May, 2022 embark on industrial action that will lead to total shut down of public hospitals This is in line with a directive from the National Secretariat of the union which ordered…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Ondo state chapter has called for regular medical checkups for women in order to live healthy lives and long enough to reap the fruits of their labour. The Ondo State Acting Chairperson, Comrade Tola Gbadamosi, made the call on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, during the association’s programme on…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has charged workers not to be careless about health concerns affecting them to prevent the spread of diseases at work place. The NLC noted that some sick civil servants usually spread diseases at their offices due to their failure to treat sickness on time. The Congress also called on all…
In its efforts to bequeath a safe and clean environment to the citizens of Ondo State, the State Government has introduced biodegradable carriers bags to replace Polythene/Nylon bags. This was disclosed during the Ondo State Environmental Protection Agency (OSEPA) stakeholders’ meeting recently held in Akure. The move was taken to further protect the State’s environment…
Former Presidential Aspirant and convener of the YesWeFit revolutionary movement, Dr. Thomas-Wilson Ikubese has expressed support for the decision of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to order arrest and persecute a popular Afro-beats musician and son of Legend musician, Seun Fela Kuti. Ikubese specifically lauded the IGP over his prompt reaction to a…
