The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Hospital Management Board, Abdulrahman Malik, disclosed that there is an acute shortage of medical doctors in the state-owned hospitals. Speaking at the state interministerial press briefing for the first quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, April 29, Malik said that due to the Japa syndrome, doctors do not want to take up appointments with the state government, even when the government is ready to recruit them. He lamented that while between 180 and 200 doctors are required in the government service, only 89 of them are available in the service. He said the number of available doctors only recently became 89 from 86 when three who had left the service returned after the government introduced a new and improved salary for the doctors services. The hospital boards boss said the government had been trying to attract doctors to the state service with improved salaries and facilities that could encourage them to stay, especially in the rural areas where many of them do not want to go. He also disclosed that the government has introduced an intern nurses programme for the training of nurses who would replace many nurses who had left the service for abroad. The mass exodus of health professionals is severely affecting our capacity to provide adequate care, the official said. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved an upgrade in the salaries of our doctors to match federal pay in a bid to retain the few we have left. The revised salary structure has led to the return of three doctors who had previously resigned, bringing the total number on the states payroll to 89. However, the figure still falls short of the estimated 180 to 200 physicians needed to serve the states population effectively. Nigerias doctor-to-patient ratio is currently estimated at one doctor to over 5,000 patients, far below the World Health Organisations (WHO) recommended one doctor to 600 patients.The post Only 89 doctors left in Kwara Govt hospitals amid Japa crisis Health Board appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

A businesswoman has advised husbands to support their wives in having a career. She gave reasons why a woman who is busy building a career would not get into certain dangerous situations. She shared this amid awareness about religious houses that now target women and make them leave their families, give up their properties to the fellowship, and disappear.The busiensswoman wrote: “Even if you didn’t want your wife to work before, I implore you to allow her to chase a career. “It seems that when women work in a corporate environment, they have less time to jump around prayer houses. They engage in meaningful conversations, learn time management, and develop self-awareness, especially if they’re in a structured workplace. “But those who sell in the stores their husbands opened for them seem to have too much free time. It used to be gossip; now, they’re in every prayer challenge. Their heads contain nothing but ‘spirit, spirit, spirit’, even cockroaches in the house are seen as enemies. “Having that type of woman is a d@+h sentence. God forbid you have a seizure at home, she’ll grab a Bible instead of performing CPR! That kind of woman will silently take your property documents and sew a seed, and before you know it, the pastor has finished building on your plot. Women empowerment is now a must o! If you and me must drink water and drop cup. The post Businesswoman reveals why husbands must encourage their wives to have a career appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou was recently involved in a motorbike accident that k!lled a young girl in Cameroon’.  Ngannou, 38, was riding the motorcycle when he ‘was in a collision with a 17-year-old girl’ in the Omnisports district of Yaounde earlier this month , according to Camer.be, Lebledparle and ActuCameroun.  It was gathered that she suffered severe injuries to her arm and leg, and Ngannou rushed her to hospital himself before she d!ed at Yaounde General Hospital.   The victim has been named by local press as Ntsama Brigitte Manuella, and Ngannou is said to be ‘devastated’.   Ngannou reportedly took Manuella to the hospital, where he ‘paid her medical expenses and she underwent surgery for her injuries, including to her arm and leg, but she never awoke.  A medical source close to the case, per 237online stated, The victims limbs had severe trauma requiring immediate surgery. While the doctors were operating on her for the same, Ntsama passed away while under the needle.  The post Ex-UFC fighter and boxer, Francis Ngannou involved in Cameroon motorcycle accident that k!lled young girl appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.