Today, I believe it is high time to speak of this matter. Like a plague, a number of persons avoid this topic and rather maintain status quo. Pornography (or Pornography Addiction) is the plague I refer to.

Yea, you are probably adjusting in your seat, or you are trying to read this post in a solitude-rich environment or position, to avoid the peering Read on, because some things are rather said than left to eventually turn to monster.

Over the past three months, I have come across a number of pornography-related stories (or gossips) happening in a hospital/hospice environment.

Porn can include magazines, books, videos, movies, graphic novels, or any other medium in which sexual acts and or sexualized images are explicitly depicted.

Today porn is viewable at the click of a button by anyone with an Internet connection, though it also comes in the forms of literature, audio, magazines, and more. What effect has the ubiquity of porn had on us? Is it a harmless pastime for medical/health workers or a pernicious addiction?

It is a general knowledge that more men are consumers of pornography related materials than women. This applies in the hospital space as well. This have to do with the generally accepted notion that men are moved by ‘what they see’ and ladies are moved by ‘what they hear’.

But is Pornography Really an Active Addiction in Hospitals?

A Hospital should be a place where the ‘sick’ come to get well. This is a simplistic definition of what a hospital really is. So much more happen behind those walls, some noble and others, ‘less noble’.

Some female doctors have reported experiences where male doctors watch porn or bring porn materials onto hospital grounds. Of course, this does not mean that the male gender have a greater preponderance to consuming pornographic materials than the female sex.

A lot of medical doctors and health workers rely a great deal on the internet for a pastime, when they is no active work going on; like when there is no emergency to attend to, or when drugs have been given to in-patients, or even late at night, when the wards are quiet and cool.

The Internet remains the next port of call for professionals. Texting and chatting is a favorite pastime.

In the larger society, mobile penetration (ie internet access and use) have been increasing at over 84%, making Nigeria a mobile-first country. Personal inquisition on the subject matter have shown that medical doctors, nurses and other health workers rely heavily on pornography (mostly soft porn materials) to pastime in the hospital space.

By 2020, there will be 38 billion devices on the Internet of things; watches, kitchens, fashion and every facet of our lives will be online. This includes hospital and hospice care.

Even though there is little practical evidence that suggests negligence, on the part of hospital workers, stemming from the use of the pornographic materials, affecting patient care, pornographic addiction is a recipe that may precipitate poor care to patients and gradually transform medical/health workers to “Active Addicts”

The Truth and Facts About ‘Active Addicts’.

Porn addiction is considered a behavioral addiction that is characterized by an ever-growing compulsion to view pornographic content or material.

Pornography already exists and data has shown that whether it is viewed as a taboo or not, Nigerians are massive consumers of this forbidden fruit.

Although Medical and Psychiatric professionals do not treat the compulsion to view or use pornographic material as an addiction, the signs and symptoms of porn addiction are often very similar to those of Drug Addiction.

Pornography is indeed very dangerous. In any of its forms, it is a potentially addictive warped deviation from the true nature of sexual activities. Addiction to pornography and the resultant debilitating effects are its strongest actual downsides.

Signs And Symptoms of Porn Addiction

-Being unable to stop using porn or stop engaging in the behaviors associated with porn, despite repeated attempts to do so. Approximately 9% of viewers reported that they had made unsuccessful attempts to stop.

Experiencing cravings to view porn. Much like substance users report feeling strong urges to use drugs, porn addicts can experience strong urges to view porn.

-Becoming angry, hostile, or irritable when asked to stop using porn. Porn addicts may deny their porn viewing or be upset when loved ones request that they stop.

-Keeping all or part of one’s porn use secret from loved ones.
Porn addiction has been shown to lead to increased secrecy in relationships.

-Feeling as though one is living a double or secret life because of porn use. A person with a porn addiction may feel guilty or ashamed and work hard to hide his or her porn viewing from others.

-Continuing to view porn despite negative consequences, such as broken relationships or a job loss. Relationships where one partner is addicted to porn can lead to a reduction in intimacy, emotional distance, reduced sexual satisfaction, and an overall poorer quality of relationship. Being unable to abstain from porn during work hours can lead to disciplinary action or even job loss.

-Losing track of large chunks of time due to being absorbed in porn use. Porn addicts may spend much of the day viewing pornography. This can lead to porn becoming a priority, with everything else set aside in favor of viewing porn.

-Requiring increasing amounts or more explicit porn to gain the same satisfaction or thrill, similar to the development of a tolerance.

Like in some key operational indices in the hospital, medical and health workers are driving hard down the wrong path. Though it may seem pervasive and an unwritten writ of acceptance in the consumption of porn materials, the result will not be palatable for most.

A vibrant conversion against bringing pornography to the work place, especially a sacred work-place like the hospital setting should be discouraged and must be tagged a ‘taboo’.

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Weight loss or gain keeps popping up across most social media trending conversations. A number of people keep making, or falling for, basic mistakes about this social topic. Quora user, Kim Johnson – Doctor, Physiologist, and certified body trainer, put down a beautiful piece of 15 scientific foods you must stick to if you are to maintain a good health and optimal body weight… I understand that some of the specifics may not apply universally to all my readers, but there is a tonne of lessons to be learnt from this beautiful piece. Just rejig it and stay healthy.

Hope this helps?!!!

1. Eat the foods you enjoy
Many people think that their food is more of their interest, except eating them, they understand that their weight will be under control. But Lisa Sasson, a nutritionist at the University of New York, said it is a farsighted remark. If you do not like the foods you do not like to eat, but instead you will be failing. Food is a delightful experience. If you exclude all the foods you like from your diet then you will not be able to do your work schedule.

2. Moderate amount
When you eat foods keeping in mind the weight control, a mental ingredient is added to the diet. If we are aware of the weight loss and the quantity of food we will win half of the war. You can avoid taking extra food. And the most effective way of controlling the weight is to eat a moderate amount of food.

3. Avoid restaurants
In order to maintain the quantity of food intake, do not eat more than one hand in one meal for a meal. And while going out of the house, take home-made food with you. Because if you eat in the restaurant you will be given calorie-rich foods more than you need.

4. Eat more than fiber and protein-rich foods
Fiber and proteins will keep you in full time. These ingredients are very small in candied and cooked foods. These are easily absorbable. That is why satisfaction is not achieved because of eating a bamboo chips after eating a foamy potato potato. If there is plenty of food then there is no danger of hunger.

5. Eat Mediterranean food
Studies have shown that so-called Mediterranean diet helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. And provides possible memory-related benefits. And in a recent study, with the planned eating habits, there is also a link between the risk of lowering breast cancer among elderly women. Olive oil, pasta, hammas, tomato groves salad are known as these Mediterranean foods.

6. Accept calories from food rather than drinks
Avoid drinks like juice and soda. Because the stored calories can store extra calories in your body. Studies have shown that weight loss is controlled by avoiding calorified beverages.

7. Be flexible
Flexible food planning is the key to keeping weight in control. Instead of eating the same food every day, keep the diversity in the diet all the time.

8. Eat easily eaten foods
The germs that you live in your stomach make an important role in the digestion of foods you eat. In a recent study, Swedish researchers discovered a mathematical formula for selecting food consistent with some stomach germs. According to this formula, one can easily select special digestible food for him. As well as keeping your weight under control, you can also be protected from some diseases.

However, this study is not final yet. Only in the initial stage. But in addition to any formula, eat healthy dairy products, vegetables, poultry, fish, eggs and oilseeds, if you want to learn healthy eating habit.

9. In addition to the trimmilage, the easy way to control weight
Avoid eating habits only if you are very hungry. This will eliminate the risk of ovulation. Another simple way to avoid overeating is to drink at least 16 ounces of water before 30 minutes before refresh food. Studies show that those who drink water before eating can reduce weight by 27 pounds more than those who do not drink water.

10. Do not go to the grocery store as hungry
A small study found that if one was hungry, he would buy more than one-third of the unhealthy food in general than the usual buyers while in grocery stores. So be careful not only about what you are eating but also about what you are buying.

11. Sleeping in adequate quantity at night
Along with the feeling of sleep, beware of the intense desire for food consumption. Studies have shown that if we do not sleep at night, our interest in eating fat and unhealthy foods increases. If we do not sleep properly then we become tired and we need extra strength. And that is why we are interested in taking gourmet and delicious but unhealthy foods.

12. Regularly breakfast breakfast
It is said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Proof of evidence has been found in the study, it is good to have digestion while playing breakfast regularly in the morning. And athletes always eat high protein, complex carbohydrate and low sugar foods.

13. No more snack after dinner
A brief study conducted on 29 young people found that they are taking less than 238 calories a day. When they were prohibited from taking any food between 7pm and 8pm. This has reduced their high fat and high calorie intake rates.

14. Avoid diet drinks
20% of Americans drink at least one soda daily. A study conducted from 1979 to 1996, found that people who drink soda regularly, their waist size is increasing by 75%, compared to those who drink irregular soda or do not drink soda at all.

15. Do not be hungry much
Avoid stay overtly hungry… Research have repeatedly shown that starvation do not help in weight lose, or in living healthy lives. Never stay too hungry.

Source: http://doctorsquarters.com/15-scientific-foods-that-maintain-sound-health-and-good-weight-quoras-dr-kim-johnson/

I uploaded a post earlier about sex during pregnancy and why it is advised. Fortunately here are nine reasons why pregnancy sex is not only healthy, but why it might be even better than before.

1. An easier labor and recovery.
Having an orgasm increases the contractions in your pelvic floor, which help to strengthen the muscles you’ll need for labor and after delivery.
“Once you’ve pushed your baby through those muscles, they’ll have an easier time strengthening up,” said Jeanne Faulkner, a registered nurse in Portland, Oregon and author of “Common Sense Pregnancy: Navigating a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth for Mother and Baby.”

2. Less bathroom breaks.
Feel like you always have to pee? Frequent trips to the bathroom, even leaking when you sneeze or laugh can happen when you’re pregnant. Plus, as your baby gets bigger and presses on your bladder, it can be even more uncomfortable. The good news is that the same muscles that you’ll be strengthening for your labor can also help with the flow of urine, said Tammy Nelson, PhD, author of “Getting the Sex You Want.”

3. Complication prevention.
According to a Danish study , frequent sex may help prevent pre-eclampsia. Researchers believe it’s because of a protein found in sperm that can regulate the body’s immune system. Yet because the cause of preeclampsia is unknown, it’s important to keep your prenatal visits and talk to your doctor about your risk.

4. Lowered blood pressure.
Although your blood pressure may be lower right after having sex, it’s only temporary so the cure isn’t sex all the time, Faulkner said. Since high blood pressure can be serious for both you and your baby, it’s important to work with your doctor on ways to prevent or control your blood pressure.

5. Better orgasms.
Since your body’s nerve endings are more sensitive, your nipples and clitoris are engorged, and there’s more estrogen drawing blood flow to your pelvis, it’s usually easier to achieve orgasm and they’re also longer and stronger, Nelson said. Plus, women who had trouble having an orgasm prior to pregnancy may now find they no longer do.

6. Improved self-esteem.
With all the changes that happen during pregnancy, it can feel that your body is no longer your own. Yet having sex can help restore your body confidence and positive feelings about yourself.
“For a lot of women, it’s a time in life where [sex] is a really important part of who they are, their relationship and how they feel,” Faulkner said.

7. Stress reduction.
Although pregnancy is usually a happy time, it’s normal to worry about things like work, finances and how your life will change after your baby is born. Oxytocin, the love hormone that your body releases when you have an orgasm, can help to negate some of that stress and also help you sleep better.

8. Improved connections.
Having frequent sex now will help strengthen the intimate relationship and bond you have with your partner and establish a healthy habit for the future.
“It’s important to connect with your partner now while you have time because you’re going to need that connection once the baby is born,” Nelson said.

9. Preparation for labor.
If you’re full-term or past your due date, having sex won’t put you into labor, but it can help your body prepare because semen contains prostaglandins which can help ripen the cervix, Faulkner said.

http://doctorsquarters.com/benefits-of-sex-during-pregnancy/

The World Health Assembly is currently holding in Geneva, Switzerland. The 70th World Health Assembly opened yesterday. Some 3,500 delegates from WHO’s 194 Member States – including a large proportion of the world’s health ministers – are attending the Health Assembly, which ends on 31 May.

Veronika Skvortsova, Minister of Health of Russia , has been elected as the President of the 70th World Health Assembly. She is replacing Dr A.M. Al Saidi, Minister of Health of Oman , who was the President of the 69th World Health Assembly. Find President Veronika’s Photo below the post…

See Photos from the assembly…

http://doctorsquarters.com/world-health-assembly-gets-70th-president-see-photos/

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), invites application from suitable qualified graduates and post graduates for training as Direct Short Services Cadets in the below profession:

Medical Officer

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: MBBS, MBchB or its equivalents

Location: Nigeria

Job Field: Medical / Health

Location: Nationwide  

Requirements:

MBBS, MBchB or equivalent. Must be fully registered by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and must possess a current practicing license in any of the specialities listed:
>MBBS, MB ch D
>Consultant - Ophthalmologist
>Consultant - Surgeon
>Consultant - Physician
>Consultant - O & G ( Female)
>Consultant - Pediatrics
>Consultant - Radiologist
>Consultant - Orthopedic
>Consultant - Family medicine
>Consultant - Anesthetists

Dental Surgeon

Job Type - Full Time

Qualification - BDS, BchD

Location - Nigeria

Job Field - Medical/Health

Location: Nationwide

Requirements Candidates should poosess BDS, BchD.

General Information

1) Applicants must possess a minimum of Second Class Upper for holders of First degree and Upper Credit for HND holders. Computer literacy will be an added advantage.

2) Applicants must possess NYSC Discharge Certificate or Letter of Exemption from NYSC at the time of applying for DSSC.

3) Applicants must possess certificates of full registration with their respective statutory professional bodies in Nigeria where applicable.

4)Male applicants must not be less than 1.66 meters tall while female applicants must not be less than 1.63 meters tall. However, candidates applying for special forces must not be less than 1.78m height and must be physically well built.

5) Applicants should be between 22 and 30 years of age by 31st December 2017. Any age declaration done earlier than 5 years to this exercise will not be acceptable. Those who will be older than 30 years by 31st December 2017 need not apply, except for Consultants.

6) Applicants are to make a choice from the centers below for the Zonal Enlistment Exercise.

>Makurdi: Nigerian Air Force Base, Markudi
>Bauchi: Nigerian Air Force Base, Bauchi
>Lagos: Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja - Lagos
>Enugu: 113 Helicopter Combat Training Group, Enugu
>Port-Harcourt: 115 Special Operations Group, Port Harcourt
>Kaduna: Nigerian Air Force Base, Kawo - Kaduna

Important Information

Zonal Enlistment Exercise will hold from 1st - 8th July, 2017.

Shortlisted Applicants are to bring the following to the Zonal Enlistment Centers:

>>Birth Certificate
>>Originals of Education Certificates and NYSC Discharge Certificate
>>Letter of Attestation of Good Character
>>Attestation of Parent / Guardian Consent Form
>>Attestation of Local Government Area Form
>>Acknowledgment Card
>>Writing Materials (for aptitude test)

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Application Guide

>>All interested candidates can only submit one application. Any applicant who submits more than one application will be automatically disqualified.
>>Fill Your Registration Form.
>>Submit the Form.
>>Take note of your Application Number
>>Print Application Summary Page
>>Download and Print Acknowledgement Cards and Attestation Cards using your “Application Number and Email Address” to log in.

Note

1) Applicants are warned against giving false information as information supplied will be used to evaluate your suitability for shortlisting at any particular stage. Any false information discovered at any stage will lead to disqualification of the applicant.

2) Applicants are to print out the under-listed documents after completion of application online:

>>Attestation Form
>>Acknowledgment Card
>>Serving Military personnel are to note that documents listed in a-b above are not applicable to them, however the special attestation form is to be filled by their current Unit Commander.

3) Applicants are warned against giving false information as information supplied will be used to evaluate your suitability for shortlisting at any particular stage. Any false information discovered at any stage will lead to disqualification of the applicant.

4) Applicant’s local Government attestation form must be signed by a military officer who hails from the state of the applicant and not below the rank of Wing Commander or equivalent in the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy, and Police Officer of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and above. Local Government Chairman/Secretary, Magistrates and Principals of government secondary schools from applicants’ state of origin can also sign the attestation forms.

5) Additionally, applicants are to bring with them Local Government Indigeneship certificate from their Local Government.
Photocopies of all documents and credentials will be collected from applicants after screening during the Zonal Enlistment Exercise and Interview.

Further Information

For Technical Support, please call: 09064145533, 08043440802 and 08053440802 (All phone lines are available between 8:30AM and 5:30PM) or email: recruitment@airforce.mil.ng
Interested and qualified? Go to Nigerian Airforce career website on careers.nigerianairforce.gov.ng to apply.

Source: http://doctorsquarters.com/job-vacancy-medical-officers-dental-surgeons-needed-by-the-nigerian-air-force/

Today, The World Health Organization confirmed the second case of Ebola Virus Disease...
This is simply an epidemic. African nations are already taking actions to prevent the spread into her territories. Of course Nigeria's Health Ministry have put all surveillance health teams at the borders and ports (air and sea ports) on red alert. Any suspected or actual case of the disease must be reported after established protocol is followed.

However, I recalled that during the last epidemic in Nigeria that saw Patrick Sawyer bringing the disease to us and numerous deaths in and across West Africa, I decided to follow the story keenly even before Nigeria was declared Ebola Free. After Nigeria was declared free by the WHO, a group of researchers invented a solar powered suitcase for prompt Ebola detection and diagnosis.

The mobile suitcase lab is operated with solar power and enables simple on-site diagnostics in remote areas without the need of an equipped laboratory.

The new detection method, a recombinase polymerase amplification technique, shortly RPA, is based on the rapid identification of viral RNA in oral swabs of infected persons at 42 degrees.

The mobile diagnostic kit facilitates detection of Ebola and other infectious diseases directly in the crisis areas. "In future, the diagnostic kit is also to be used for the detection of other viral infections." For example, Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus and Rift Valley fever virus. With this present threat, that future is NOW!!!

An Ebola infection case was detected after 30 minutes. The results of the field study have been published in the current issue of the journal Eurosurveillance.

jairusben:
Pray to get an internship space immediately after my induction

You will get it... good you also save this site. All your latest internship spots are on it, when you graduate of course!!!

Holla, glad to have you reading this post. An anonymous message came in my inbox requesting I put up a post on the centers that still have their application running for interns (doctors, pharmacists, radiographers, Lab Scientists etc). It is an odd request, not like the usual ones I get. The message sounded impatient or outright anxious… maybe because she had not secured a place for this compulsory one-year service.

So I did some digging, and i was able to put up some of the internship applications currently running… could continue this if the requests keep coming in.

Hope this helps:

A. GENERAL HOSPITAL, ONITSHA
Intern: House Officers
Application Deadline: 18th May, 2017
Interview Date: 23rd May, 2017
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Conference Room, Ministry of Health, Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex, Awka

B. IMO STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ORLU
Intern: House Officers, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy
Application Deadline: 19th May, 2017
Interview Date: 23rd May, 2017
Time: 9:00am
Venue: Multipurpose Hall of IMSUTH, Orlu

C. LADKEM EYE HOSPITAL, LAGOS
Intern: Optometrist
Application Deadline: 27th May, 2017
Interview Date: Nil
Time: Nil
Venue: Nil

D. IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, OKADA.
Intern: House Officers
Application Deadline: 19th May, 2017
Interview Date: 24th May, 2017
Time: Nil
Venue: Nil

[b][/b]NOTE:

1) Abubakar Tafewa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi have fixed her internship and housemanship interview for 17th May, 2017…. At MAC Conference Room, ATBUTH…. 9:00am… Medical Radiographers and Medical Lab Scientists

2) Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe application is on-going….Optometry, Med Lab Science, Pharmacy and House Officers included….. Official Application Deadline-NIL…

3) Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba application is on-going…. Med Lab Science, Pharmacy included…. Official Application Deadline-NIL

Congratulations as you apply...

http://doctorsquarters.com/internship-openings-nationwide-updates-from-teaching-hosp-and-fmcs/

Ifeanyi080:
Thanks for educating me

You are most welcome

hermosa7:
I still don't get it.

Then check it all out here
http://doctorsquarters.com/genotype-and-blood-group-fundamentally-different/

Doctors working at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital have embarked on a peaceful protest in the hospital. The Doctors, yesterday took to the streets of the Teaching Hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State, to press home their demands.

Their protesting doctors carried cardboards and placards on which was outlined their demands and it includes full payment of the salaries owed them by the Federal Government since 2014, Government should cease paying their salary in parts, with some receiving only receiving 60% of the salary, all skippings and allowances be paid as well.

They also want the government to increase the salary of House officers in their hospital, which they describe as peanuts compared to the volume of work done by the House Officers.

One of the doctors we contacted, who do not want her name mentioned here, has this to say;

"The government should meet up with our demands. They should not renege this time around to avoid this cycle of strike. They are owing us arrears and we insist this should be cleared".

See below some of the exclusive photos, taken at the venue of the protest yesterday…

http://doctorsquarters.com/doctors-protest-at-university-of-ilorin-teaching-hospital-exclusive-photos/


#NOTE: More photos on the blog... Check it out

pembisco:
Nice post , but please do not try to explain this if yoy are not knowledgeable about it, allow the professionals to do that.

Thanks for contributing to the thread. He is not a professional obviously but he insists on being one. I would rather my work n articles speak for me... PITY!!!

ok... got u... u could get my direct contact on my blog

Adesege:
Hello Doc,

The post did not include the postal address of the registrar.

Also, i am going to send you a mail from Nairaland. Kindly accept so we can continue further correspondences via email.

Im not usually comfortable discussing business here.

Thanks

Now say the truth... Do you know what CPR is?
It is a medical acronym for Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.

It is a procedure used in emergency condition where either the heart or the respiratory air tract fails to perform.

Example is when a drowning person is rescued. A CPR is usually done on the scene to save the person's life before doctors or nurses get to the scene.
So CPR is to be learnt by all. It involves lieing the victim in a certain position, chest compressions, and mouth-to-mouth breathing.

Now the big question is, in a Family who do you think would do this better? The Men or The Women.

Learn more about CPR in the link below...

http://doctorsquarters.com/women-perform-worse-in-cpr-study/

As a medical doctor, there are elements of truth in this article even though most of the reports are still at the research level.

Eat healthy meals. Keep away from junks.
This is my order to all who still persists in junk food. Have a nice day!!!

Get informed... Stay Healthy

Very informative...

Hello, a happy rainy day to you my friends. Today I bring good news to you. By you, I mean all software experts with requisite know how on installation of software, gadgets and maintenance.

The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria is a medical institution established to produce specialists in all branches of Medicine and Dentistry.  Her sustainability lies in its capability to manage her process and data more efficiently and effectively.  This is critical to sustaining and improving on the standards of which the College has been running.

The College has therefore decided to computerize all her activities in order to evolve with information technology and realize significant benefits in her operations.

If you are interested then you should read this post. Thank me later!!!

http://doctorsquarters.com/npmcn-software-vendors-needed-for-computerization-of-college-activities/

The federal government is planning to upgrade the standard of midwifery practices in Nigeria by reviewing the training process and improving motivation for the professionals.

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, announced the plan on Wednesday at a programme in commemoration of the 2017 International Day of the Midwife (IDM) in Abuja.

According to Mr. Adewole, a knowledgeable, skilled and motivated health workforce is an important catalyst to achieving Universal Health Coverage.

As such, he said, there is a need for pre- service training for health workers, which would involve regular curriculum review and provision of adequate funding.

In line with the plan, the minister explained that the government was reviewing the Midwives Service Scheme (MSS). The scheme was launched in 2009 with the aim of ensuring skilled birth attendants through the recruitment and deployment of midwives to underserved areas as frontline workers.

“Our plan is to modify the scheme based on lesson learnt to improve efficient service delivery in our drive to revitalize the primary healthcare services delivery in the country”, he said.

“Improvement on the training for midwives in the country is very crucial in service delivery, especially at the primary healthcare level which the Federal Ministry of Health has committed to revitalizing as the bedrock of the health system”.

Mr. Adewole noted that the National Health Policy considers primary healthcare as the framework to improve health services for all Nigerians, which include provision of health education, adequate nutrition, safe water and sanitation, reproductive health among others.

He said the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, was established to provide strategic support for the development and delivery of primary healthcare, which include developing guidelines on the implementation of primary healthcare services and enforcing such guidelines.

Mr. Adewole said state governments were also expected to establish State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA) to directly oversee the implementation of primary healthcare services in the various states, stressing that the essence of the policy was to decongest the excess burden of consultations in the tertiary and specialist health facilities.

Also speaking at the event, wife of the Senate President and founder of WellBeing Foundation, Toyin Saraki, stressed the need for Government, NGOs and development partners to invest in capacity building for midwives and nurses.

The minister, while thanking the development partners especially UNFPA for strengthening the midwifery workforce over the years, commended Mrs. Saraki for supporting government’s initiative of providing quality maternal, newborn and child health services in the country through her NGO.

http://doctorsquarters.com/nigeria-plans-to-review-midwifery-practices/

I got an anonymous email earlier today from a secondary school student; he still calls himself a secondary school student since he still attends afternoon lessons for JAMB examination. He wanted to know about the institutions in Nigeria offering Dentistry as an undergraduate course in school. I referred him to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN Site.

I found this; the number of government approved universities legitimately offering that course as an undergraduate course are 9.

Like Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry is so sought after by unsuspecting applicants, that fraudsters play on this desperation to the detriment of the students.

With the proliferation of unapproved institutions claiming to be offering Dentistry, I hope this will help. I found this table on the MDCN official site. It shows institutions with full accreditation and those with a partial accreditation.

The MDCN regulates the activities of the activities of doctors and dentists alike in the country.

Now you know!!!

ACCREDITED DENTAL SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
1.
College of Medicine, University of Lagos. IDI-ARABA. Lagos.
BDS- 40 FULL
2.
College of Health Sciences, OAU, ILE-IFE.
BDS-25  FULL
3.
College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City.
BDS-25 FULL
4.
College of Medicine University of Ibadan.
BDS-30 FULL
5.
College of Health Sciences, University of Port-Harcourt.
BDS-15 PARTIAL
6.
College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
BDS-15 PARTIAL
7.
College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Ikeja.
BDS-10 PARTIAL
8.
Bayero University Kano, Faculty of Dentistry
BDS-10 PARTIAL
9.
College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri
BDS-15 FULL

http://doctorsquarters.com/see-new-approved-list-of-institutuon-offering-dentistry-in-nigeria/

It is totally healthy to eat mangoes... However, all the claims as above may be true, even though it not all the points are scientifically proven... Goodmorning

What is the status of the Army Director of Medical Corps?

This cases are beginning to become so rampant... even in the clinics we say cases of mutilated body parts... She is one of the unlucky ones. RIP

I have always known that she would be a major star someday... Madonna University Students are hyper blessed.