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Health Workers Going Abroad Should Resign Their Appointments
Dr Tunji Alausa said the directive was contained in the Executive Order issued by President Bola Tinubu. He said the federal government had commenced aggressive recruitment of manpower in the health sector. According to him, the annual enrollment of Nurses which used to be about 28,000 had been increased to 68,000 adding that by the end of the year, it would have gone up to 120,000.
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Ripples Nigeria, Hold Up Solutions Journalism
Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, said the directive was contained in an Executive Order issued by President Bola Tinubu during the week. The minister said the government had also resolved to embark on an aggressive recruitment of workers, especially nurses, to bridge the gap created by those who have left the country.
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Autoimmune Diseases - What Are the Causes of Autoimmunity?
autoimmune conditions are twice as prevalent in women compared to men. "I still do not know what my diagnosis is," says Meera, a 30-year-old resident of Delhi.
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Anxious Minds - The New Walk-In Safe Havens
The Anxious Minds support group meets in Wallsend for people with anxiety. Anne says she knew about the local crisis team because she worked in the NHS and had called them previously on behalf of patients. The NHS has provided £1m for the project which Adam says should make financial sense, adding 'the cost of a suicide to the economy is nearly £1.7m per suicide'
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Sunderland Women's Health Hub Launches
Sunderland women’s health hub at Hylton Medical Practice in Pallion launched on Friday. GP and clinical lead Ruth Thompson said: "Women's healthcare hasn't been so joined up so we want to make it as easy as possible.
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Johnson Service Group Insider Transactions
Johnson Service Group is not the only stock insiders are buying. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. Take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider purchasing. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature.
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Malaysia Medical Assistants Day Celebration
Health Ministry's proposal to create flexi positions for trained medical assistants is being examined by the Public Service Department. He said the details and study related to the proposed creation of the position had been carried out by the director-general of Health Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan before being brought to PSD last year.
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Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Nepal
Public Services International (PSI) launches a video highlighting the challenges faced by Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Nepal. The video provides a platform to CHWs to share their stories and successes. They perform tasks such as detection and treatment of common childhood illnesses.
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Gun Violence and Public Health
In 2021, for the second year, more people died from gun incidents than in any year on record, according to a Johns Hopkins University analysis of CDC data. It’s no secret that many strategies proposed today — from school metal detectors to enhanced policing, to the optimal timing and manner of safely storing guns — have limited scientific ballast because of a lack of preventive know-how. With growing interest in the field, the torch has passed to the next generation.
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Are Microplastics a Cause of Heart Disease?
The Italian study has weaknesses but is likely to draw attention to the debate over the problem of plastic pollution. Most plastic waste is never recycled and breaks down into these particles. The study involved 257 people who had surgery to clear blocked blood vessels in their necks.
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