A pregnant woman, Aisha Najamu, has died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in Katsina after a health worker allegedly refused to accept a bank transfer for oxygen payment, insisting on cash only. Witnesses said she arrived in critical condition and needed oxygen urgently. A cashier reportedly declined to receive a […]
The Commissioner for Health, Oyebanji Filani, made the appeal at Iye Ekiti, in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the state, during the visit of officials of the state Ministry of Health to the palace of the Oniye of Iye Ekiti, Oba Jonathan Adeleye-Oni, on Friday. The officials were on an inspection tour of the […]
They lamented that hospitals often struggle with inadequate power supply, which jeopardises the functioning of essential medical equipment and disrupts critical services. While advising the government to recognise hospitals as essential infrastructure deserving of reliable and subsidised electricity supply, the experts said there is a need for proactive measures to implement both immediate relief and […]