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UK places embargo on recruitment of Ghanaian doctors, nurses, others
The United Kingdom has included Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, and Cameroon among 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and...
Independent Africa
Guinea: Three doctors convicted of woman’s death after rape
Three doctors have been found guilty of the death of a young patient who was the victim of a hospital rape by a court...
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Komfo Anokye Hospital bans social media use at work
To stop employees at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from using social media while at work, administrators have disabled the hospital's computer systems.The change...
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One Doctor left to cater for 90,000 residents in Wa East as colleagues abandon post
The Wa East District of the Upper East Region has only one doctor, after other medical professionals posted to the area fled due to...
Independent Africa
Doctors plan to leave Nigeria due to cost of living crisis
Africa's largest economy, Nigeria, is in the process of introducing new banknotes for the first time in more than 20 years. The move is...
Independent Africa
Kneeling doctors petition Museveni to run for a seventh term
Over the weekend, a group of doctors in Uganda caused a stir by kneeling before long-term President Yoweri Museveni and asking him to run...
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Doctors who sleep less have a 97% chance to make mistakes
Studies suggest 7 to 9 hours as the normal sleep range. Beyond 9 hours could as predispose you to negative health issues. This means...
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110 doctors accept postings to deprived areas
The Minister for Health has revealed that as many as 110 newly qualified doctors have accepted postings to deprived areas to bring healthcare delivery...
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Doctors demand 40% of basic salary as incentive to be posted to deprived areas
A survey conducted by the government reveals that medical doctors are demanding 40 percent of basic salaries as an incentive allowance for acceptance of...
Independent Africa
Doctors from Nigeria ‘facing exploitation’ in UK
Doctors recruited from some of the poorest countries in the world to work in hospitals in the UK say they are facing exploitation and...
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