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August 11, 2022 Government in Talks with Resident Doctors to Prevent Indefinite Strike

Government in Talks with Resident Doctors to Prevent Indefinite Strike

The Publicity Secretary of NARD, Dr. Yusuf Alfa says Government has commenced talks with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over the demands of the doctors.

Recall that the resident doctors had on July 30th, 2022, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to implement all the agreements it had with the association or risk an indefinite strike.

The doctors’ demands are that the Federal Government expedite action on the payment of the newly reviewed Medical Residency Training Fund to enable its members to meet up with the closing date of examination registration as advertised by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.

They are also demanding the immediate implementation and payment of the new hazard allowance and arrears as contained in the circular from the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission.

NARD is seeking the payment of the skipping arrears for 2014, 2015, and 2016 to deserving members; the immediate payment of consequential adjustment of the minimum wage to members who have been deprived since it was implemented several years ago.

Other demands include an immediate review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure and other related allowances given the current economic situation in the country; payment of salary arrears for doctors in Abia (26 months), Imo (10 months), Ondo (five months), Ekiti (three months), and Gombe (two months) states; among others.

August 11, 2022 Religious Leaders Vow to Promote Health Messages on Pulpits.

Religious Leaders Vow to Promote Health Messages on Pulpits.

It was a two day health engagement organized by Breakthrough Action Nigeria, a USAID funded project, for Faith Based Organizations and religious leaders drawn from the Christian and Muslim faith were in attendance.

The engagement aimed at galvanizing the participants to incorporate health messages into their sermons.

This BA-N believes will improve the congregants’ health seeking behaviors.

Inspiration FM News was at the workshop and reports that the religious leaders expressed commitment to ensuring that the lessons learnt are taken back to their members and mentees.

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August 11, 2022 NACA Aims for HIV Free Nigeria with GENERATION NEGATIVE

NACA Aims for HIV Free Nigeria with GENERATION NEGATIVE

Interventions to arrest new HIV infections are gaining momentum as the National Agency for the Control of AIDS – NACA, collaborating with Maximizing Options for Informed Choice for HIV Prevention – MOSAIC, a USAID funded project, anchors a campaign that is youth centered – GENERATION NEGATIVE.

The campaign is targeted at catering to the young population who are contributing to new infections and interestingly a more vulnerable group; Adolescent Girls and Young women who statistics show are more prone to HIV infection.

The initiative aims at creating a movement where every individual including key actors in the HIV space become a hero by consciously working at prevention; cutting back new infections, ahead of the 2030 target of ending the HIV epidemic.

August 10, 2022 The World Breasfeeding and Tuberculosis Testing Week in Review

The World Breasfeeding and Tuberculosis Testing Week in Review

August 1st -7th of every year is usually set aside as the world breastfeeding week to raise awareness on why it is important for mothers and families to embrace breastfeeding in order to obtain the benefits that it offers.

 

The world health organization posits that newborn babies should be breastfed exclusively for the first six months of their lives and with complimentary meals up till 2 years of age.

 

The need for much more awareness on this issue continues to increase as statistics have shown that only 3 in 5 babies are breastfed in the first hour of their lives and nearly 2 out of 3 infants are not exclusively breastfed for the recommended 6 months.

 

The world health organization has set a target to increase breastfeeding by 50% by 2025 but only 44% success has been recorded, hence the need for more sensitization in order to hit and even surpass the target goal.

 

In the same vein, Nigeria observed the Tuberculosis (TB) testing week/awareness campaign as part of efforts to increase tuberculosis case findings with a view to achieving the 2035 target to end TB.

 

Every first week in the month of August is dedicated to driving conversations around Tuberculosis as experts believe that early diagnosis and treatment is the sure way of cutting the chain of transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in the country.

 

According to the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Nigeria ranks six among the 30 high burden countries in the world as every undiagnosed or untreated case could infect 15 people within a year.

 

Inspiration FM contributed to these health observations with stories highlighting various issues concerning the breastfeeding awareness and Tuberculosis testing week.

 

 

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