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 COURT RESTRAINS RESIDENT DOCTORS FROM EMBARKING ON STRIKE  The national industrial court Abuja division has restrained all members and agents of the national association of resident doctors from calling, directing, organizing, participating in, and embarking upon any form of industrial action.  Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim gave the order in an interim injunction filed by the federal government through the office of the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice.  The court temporally barred members of the association from embarking on any form of strike, work stoppages, go-slows, picketing, or any other form of industrial protest or disruption. The association is equally restrained from taking steps preparatory to any form of industrial action from the 12th day of january, 2026. The interim order remains in force pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice fixed for the january 21, 2026. The association had earlier threatened to...

ANAMBRA MINISTRY OF HEALTH,WHO,OTHERS TRAIN MEDICAL DOCTORS ON CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION,TREATMENT. (PHOTOS).


Anambra Ministry Of Health, WHO, Others Train Medical Doctors On Cervical Cancer Prevention, Treatment



The Anambra State Ministry of Health in partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO) and Clinton Assess Health Initiative (CHAI) have trained medical doctors on cervical cancer prevention and treatment.

Speaking during the three day training exercise in Awka, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike said that cervical cancer is a silent killer disease that can be prevented through early screening, detection and treatment, as one may not know about the disease until it starts to spread. 

The health commissioner said that they are working with the WHO to help the ministry with the HPV vaccines by next year, so that Ndi Anambra will be vaccinated against the disease.

Dr. Obidike noted that screening tests and treatment will be done at Ekwulobia, Enugwu-Ukwu, and Umueri General Hospitals and at some designated Primary Healthcare Centres including hard to reach areas of the state.

He further explained that the fifteen medical doctors that had undergone cervical cancer training are master trainers and they will in turn train other health personnel across the state, and  commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for granting his ministry all the necessary support in order to actualize the objective of the cervical cancer programme in the state.

The Anambra State Reproductive Health Coordinator and Cervical Cancer Focal Person, Dr. Uju Okoye said that the doctors are groomed as master trainers for cervical cancer secondary prevention campaigns.

According to Dr. Okoye, participants at the event were drawn from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka and General Hospitals in the state.

The training centered on; Anatomy of female genital system, Physiology and embryology of the cervix and transformation pathology of the cervix, Aetiology of cervical cancer, Epidemiology, Cervical intraepithelial Neoplasia, Counselling and informed consent.

Visual inspection with acetic acid, Causes of false positive and false negative VIA, Infection prevention sterilization, Primary Human Papillomavirus, HPV DNA testing, Thermal Ablation use of the LEEP device as well as the Colposcope machine and Outpatient management of cervical precancerous lesions.

Also clinical sections of the training were done at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.

More photos below. 


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