Professor Isaac Adewole,  the Nigeria Minister for Health recently visited Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Wesley Guild where he performed a repair of Vesico-vaginal Fistula. He made the statement on his twitter handle. He was happy to be part of the procedure. Below is the excerpt of his message on the Twitter handle Pleased to be back in the surgical room today performing obstetric fistula repair with my colleagues at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa. There has been various comments from his followers observing this as the first of its kind, and that its an uncommon events among ministers of health. Another follower constructively request the government to kindly upgrade the infrastructures in the hospital,  another follower encouraged commissioners for health to do same in their respective field as professionals. This is a way of upgrading thier skills and to know the state of health facilities in the country. Beside, Prof Isaac should try to do same in other geopol

High Rate of Substance Abuse detrimental and disastrous to the future of Nigeria.  - Adekunle Akinola Bunmi There is a serious problem building up in our society and no one seems to be taking it serious. We have a situation where it is easier and cheaper to procure cannabis, cigarettes and other psychoactive substances than to access and afford the basic psychotropic drugs. Now for the sake of clarity and those who are not health professionals, psychoactive substances cause psychosis and other Mental, Neurologic and Substance abuse {MNS} disorders while psychotropic medications play a significant role in their treatment. To worsen the matter, the cost of enrolling people who are addicted to substances into drug rehabilitation programs is making it look like it is a luxury. Also saddening is that law enforcement agents and agencies that are supposed to tackle the proliferation of availability of these{mostly} illegal substances have become partners in consumption and distribution wit

The West  African College Of Nursing is organizing a 1 week certificate course on ADULT AND GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 4th Set THEME: Expanding Awareness of Mental Health Challenges in Adults and Geriatrics SUB-THEMES • Current Trends in Psychiatry and Mental Health • Drug and Offenders • Clinical Assessment in Adult and Geriatric Disorder • Classification of Adult Psychiatric Disorder • Classification of Geriatric Disorders • Current Management of Adult Mental Disorders • Current Management of Geriatric Mental Disorders • Treatment and Rehabilitation of Adult and Geriatric Mental Disorders. Target Audience. Nurses, Doctors, Pharmacists, Students, and Indeed all Health Care Providers Venue: Crystal Palace Hotel G. R. A, Enugu (Near Parklane) Date: 24th - 29th September, 2017 Fee: N30,000 Registration fee is to be paid into: BANK: FCMB ACCOUNT NAME: WACN Adult & Geriatric Programme ACCOUNT NUMEBR: 4687201016 NOTE: Onsite payment can be made at the venue

Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS), is a non profit organization  registered in 2007 in Nigeria with a core objective of expanding quality health care and treatment in Africa. Over the years HIFASS has provided manpower and associated technical support to PEPFAR HIV/AIDS program, Research activities, USAID and World Bank funded projects in Nigeria and further more played a role in the management of personnel services. HIFASS is therefore seeking the employment of the position as listed below. Position: Site Study Coordinator. Reports to: Principal Investigator Open to: All interested Applicants Date: 18/7/2017 Closing Date: 28/7/2017 Work Hours: full-time 40 hours/week Location: Lagos Where to apply: careers@hifass-hfi.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION To read about HIFASS follow link http://www.hifass-hfi.org BASIC FUNCTION: To participate in protocol development as may be applicable; prepare documents for submission to the IRBs and other regulatory

Dear Friends, This is Victor Paul Bassey, an Akwa Ibomite with brain tumor which has affected his spines and legs, they have spent all they have as a family and all the young man is doing right now is to use a facecap on his head and wait for whatever fate will bring his way, please i beg of all of us, let a little empathy spring up from our body so we can assist this boy and his family bearing in mind that it could have been any of us or any of our relatives. Please, He is from Uyo Local Government and deserves to live, i hear the surgery will cost about 2 Million Naira at the ibom specialist hospital, we can raise this through this platform when the doctors conclude and decide. Gentlemen and ladies, until you give to people who can never repay you, then you have not started giving. Sleep over this young soul, Let his cry be your cry and let the spirit of God touch you to render help, let us not wait for the government on this one please, if 19 people on my list can give me N1

EJIGBO FULLY ACCEPTED FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH FODOR FODOR health care foundation visited the people of Ejigbo local government where it extended its Samaritans lead to the people of Sasa, Eku Osolo. The event was first of its kind in the local Government through FODOR Health care foundation. It was facilitated by a renowned Professor of Nursing,  Professor B. L. AJIBADE. He formed the alliance in othe rto bring Health care to the doorstep of Ejigbo Indigene. In his swift reaction, Professor B. L. AJIBADE observed a wide gap in public healthcare due to unavailable healthcare facilities in the community. He stated that this event is a form of social responsibility from him and his entire family to the people of Ejigbo. The professor admonished well doers and philanthropist to key into this kind gesture. He expressed his gratitude to the large turnout of the crowd. He also appreciated the high chiefs present and community leaders. He appreciated FODOR HEALTHCARE

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, this is to inform all Nurses and Midwives registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that an online application called Professional Update Form has been formally launched on July 18th ,2017 during the ongoing examiner’s workshop in Kano, Kano state with a view of capturing of all registered nurses and midwives in Nigeria into the Council’s electronic database. In view of this development, all Nurses and Midwives registered with the Nursing and Midwifery of Nigeria are hereby directed to go online to complete the PUF application from July 18, 2017 – October 17, 2017. The PUF application is available at the Council’s e-portal www.portal.nmcn.gov.ng . To complete your PUF application you may follow this link http://portal.nmcn.gov.ng/nurses/add Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)on PUF 1. *What is PUF?* PUF means online Professional Update Form (PUF) For Registered Nurses and Midwives 2. *Why is Council doing PUF?* This is to est

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND UNITED NATIONS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PROFESSOR Babatunde Osotimehin  "The Late Professor is a humble and committed Nigerian that exemplified true leadership and would never be forgotten. He is a mentor, a boss and had always remained a teacher. As we grieve with the family, we will also take solace on the legacy he left behind. He started his career as a young advocate and defender of young people, women, girls, and the children. He also advocated for demographic dividends and why Nigeria must use a more aggressive approach. We are proud of this great man and his outstanding achievements and legacies, we believe h‎is legacies will live forever" - THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF HEALTH, Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole #ProfessorOsotimehinLIVESon

Below are the images took at the Eku Osolo, Sasa Community in Ejigbo, Osun State in conjunction with FODOR HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION. Details coming up shortly....

Today, the 8th Nigerian Senate passed 7 Concurrence Bills. These Bills which deal with various aspects of the governance of our nation will now be forwarded to the President for assent. The Bills are: 1. The Animal Health and Husbandry Technologies (Registration, etc) Bill, 2017 (HB. 320); 2.The Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots Bill, 2017 (HB. 119); 3. The Corporate Manslaughter Bill, 2017 (HB. 273) 4. The National Child Protection and Enforcement Agency Bill, 2017 (HB. 127); 5. The National Intelligence Agency Pension Board Bill, 2017 (HB. 842); 6. The Nigerian Academy of Science Bill, 2017 (HB. 917); and 7. The National Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science Bill  (HB. 405).

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL,                                ILE-IFE    mail4sdahospitalife@gmail.com,                                +234-8117999633 2017 Training Schedule for ACLS and BLS. Venue: Seventh day Adventist Hospital, American Heart Association Training Centre(AHA), Ile- Ife, Osun- State. 1) BLS March 6 ACLS March 7-8 2) BLS May 29 ACLS May 30-31 3) BLS July 24 ACLS July 25-26 4)BLS Sept. 25 ACLS Sept. 26-27 5) BLS Dec. 4 ACLS Dec. 5-6 BLS : A day training Course Fee: BLS: #25,000 ACLS: 2 days Course Fee: #70,000 P.S. Course fee covers AHA designed training manual and AHA course completion Certificate.

3 myths about oncology nurses In 1998, I became a labor and delivery nurse and loved it. I loved seeing the joy on new parents’ faces and holding the newborns. But after one of my colleagues left labor and delivery to work at   MD Anderson , I decided to follow her lead. Though I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy working with cancer patients as much as I enjoyed working with new parents and babies, I soon took a job at   MD Anderson’s   Texas Medical Center Campus.  Well, 18 years and two cross-country moves later, I am still an oncology nurse – now at   MD Anderson  in The Woodlands   – and I can’t imagine working in any other field. Yet I still hear many of the same myths and misconceptions about oncology nurses that I had back before I came to   MD Anderson .  Here are a few of them. Myth: Your oncology nurse won’t be able to answer your questions. Truth: We get calls from patients who believe their doctor is the only person who can answer their questions. But we oncology nurs

Two Sad Tales Out of Many About 7 years ago, I had a first hand experience of what a maternal and child health tragedy feels like . But for divine intervention (we lost the baby), I would have been a widower by now. Last week, a secondary school friend of mine lost his wife and baby during childbirth. It's the most shocking news of the year for me! I am not sure of how long it will take my friend, I and our other colleagues still in mourning phase, to recover from this tragedy. Statistical report provided by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF reveals that “every single day, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-five year olds and 145 women of childbearing age. This makes the country the second largest contributor to the under–five and maternal mortality rate in the world." Another recent UNICEF report states that “for every 10 minutes, one woman dies on account of pregnancy or childbirth in Nigeria. This is inarguably a shocking reality! Underneath this st

Am a  nurse, a proud registered nurse. On this friday i wish to share some words with my professional colleagues, its a huge task and a brave descision to choose to be a nurse and to stay in the profession especially in NIGERIA. The salary is  not encouraging, the working conditions are bad, the working enviroment is not stimulating. Some nursing leaders can bring down the morale. No respect..and patients can be funny at times. Its so hard to satisfy them, despite all these there is always a reason to keep on, push it and give the best out to our patients. The society, hospital management, Government don't care about nurses physical, social, and emotional, wellbeing even our homes. ALL they want is for them to be satisfied at all times. Most time, during a shift its 1 nurse to 20 patients, and work must continue. who to blame? health is a must! AM glad and happy with what i do. I make sure i keep on a smilling face even under ctrical condition, patience with our client, an

I am pleased to announce the Association of Psychiatric Nurses of Nigeria  {APNON}}'s 2017 scientific conference scheduled to hold in Calabar, Cross-rivers state from 7th - 11th August, 2017. The theme is "Evidence Based Practice: Panacea to Clinical Psychiatric Nursing Challenges in Nigeria". Venue is the conference hall, School of Health Technology, Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar. Exciting news is that participation in this conference attracts 2 credits units that participants can apply towards renewal of their licences. Hope to see you all in Calabar. AKINOLA ADEKUNLE BUNMI National Secretary Association of Psychiatry Nurses of Nigeria (APNON)

Notice!  Notice!! Notice!!! The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives Ondo State Council wish to notify you of Her Annual Nurses' Week Celebration for the Year 2017. *Theme: Nurses: A Voice to Lead, Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.* With other educative and interesting sub themes, side attractions, Asun night among others Date: 1st-6th August, 2017. Time : 10:00AM Daily Venue : Nurses' House, Adjacent School of Nursing,Igbatoro Road Akure. Reg Fees: #2,000 (Two Thousand Naira Only). Please you are to register with your Unit NANNM Secretary/Chairman T-shirt with Cap: #1,500 Share with other Nurses!

RE: OGUN COLLEGE SUSPENDS LECTURER FOR IMPREGNATING NURSING STUDENT: PUNCH’S DELIBERATE MISINFORMATION AND MALICIOUS MISREPRESENTATION OF THE NOBLE PROFESSION OF NURSING: WHAT SCORES DO SAMSON FOLARIN AND THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER HAVE TO SETTLE WITH THE NURSING PROFESSION? The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ogun state chapter has once again observed with dismay the above titled publication by a supposedly renowned newspaper, The Punch newspaper, and we are disappointed that both the correspondents and editors of a news outfit of such repute will descend so low to propagate outright misinformation to the unsuspecting public with a deliberate attempt to smear the image of the noble profession of nursing. The Punch newspapers has at different times published stories wherein persons who are neither registered nurses nor student nurses have been mischievously referred to as either nurses or student nurses with the malevolent intention of defaming the good image of

      FODOR HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION                        in collaboration with      PROFESSOR BAYO LAWAL AJIBADE     cordially invites the general public to         FREE COMMUNITY MEDICAL                                            OUTREACH Venue: Behind Redeemed Church, Sasa, Eku Osolo, Ejigbo, Osun State.  Date : July 15th,  2017.  Time: 9 am prompt Services Include: *BMI * Vital Signs * FBS & RBS * Eye Screening  * Medical Consultation  * Health Talk NB: This program is  a form of social responsibility from Professor B. L. Ajibade and to commemorate the professorial seat.  For further enquiries: 08034067021, 07039688392, 08067586504

Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS), is a non-profit organization registered in 2007 in Nigeria with a core objective of expanding quality health care and treatment in Africa. Over the years HIFASS has provided manpower and associated technical support to PEPFAR HIV/AIDS program and Research activities, USAID and World Bank funded projects in Nigeria and further more played a role in the management of personnel services. HIFASS is therefore seeking the employment of the position as listed below. Position: Site Study Coordinator Reports to: Associate Investigator Project: JWARG Open to: All interested Applicants Date: 30/06/2017 Closing Date: 07/07/2017 Work Hours: full-time 40 hours/week Location: Lagos State. Where to apply: careers@hifass-hfi.org. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: He/she will work under the Associate Investigator at the site to coordinate study activities. Work with the AI to manage the day to day activities of the study including probl