LASG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO END TUBERCULOSIS IN COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 LASG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO END TUBERCULOSIS IN COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE The Lagos State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to completely eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) at the grassroots level across the metropolis.  The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health District III, Dr. Monsurat Adeleke made this known during a courtesy visit by the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria team to her Ikoyi office, emphasising the present administration's commitment to continually prioritise health security across the state. She said the Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Sanwo-Olu, is a Tuberculosis (TB) champion with the mandate of ending TB now and the continuous expansion of TB scale-up diagnostic centres.  According to her, “The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Sanwo-Olu is a TB champion. We, the team at the Lagos State Health District III, are satisfying Madam First Lady in achieving our TB mandate. Every day, when we turn on our TV we see ...

KENYAN DOCTORS VOW TO CONTINUE STRIKE DESPITE PRESIDENT'S APPEAL. (PHOTOS).


 Kenyan doctors vow to continue strike despite president's appeal


Ruto asked doctors on Sunday to go back to work and end the strike that has hampered health services in the country.


Kenyan doctors say they will not be calling off the strike initiated nearly one month ago, despite calls from President William Ruto's appeal over the weekend.


The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) downed tools on March 14 over the non-payment of salary arrears, delays by the government to deploy medical interns, and other grievances.


Ruto appealed to doctors on Sunday to go back to work and end the strike that has hampered health services in the country.


“I know we have a situation in Kenya facing our doctors and medical doctor interns, but I want to implore them that we as a nation need to agree that we must live within our means, fellow countrymen and women,” Mr. Ruto said.


The doctors union refused to budge, insisting they would not be ‘’scapegoats for wage bill reduction.’’


‘Our salaries, vital like any Kenyan's, are based on fair agreements. Despite government pressure, doctors' salaries, anchored on CBA, are non-negotiable,’’ wrote Dr. Davji Bhimji Atellah, National Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer at Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union, on X…


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