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ON THE INCESSANT CRISES AT FMC OWERRI
When the immediate past British prime minister described Nigerians as being ‘fantastically corrupt,’ something must have informed that description. Nigeria is a country where a civil servant l Ives above his income and is still not in debt. This is a country where the educated l ive at the mercy of the uneducated or 'half-educatèd ' who manage to occupy certain posts. The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri has been in the news for about two years now for no other reason than some cabals in the hospital felt threatened by the presence of the embattled medical director . Why is everybody against t he medical director of the hospital? Significant number of workers in the hospital does not want the reinstatement of Dr (Mrs) Angela Uwakwem for no other reason than what they called administrative highhandedness. I am aware that friends and colleagues will definitely be surprised why I always publish articles to defend this woman of valour. Since this matter started, I ha
WAVA lauds House of Reps’ support for adequate Immunization Funding
The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) has commended the House of Representatives over its call on the federal government to make adequate budgetary allocation for childhood immunizationandfacilitate the revitalization of primary healthcare centresacross the country. In a statement by the convener, Dr Chizoba Wonodi, the group agreed with the concerns expressed by the legislators about the poor maternal and child health indices in the country. According to her, “the enormous health and economic benefits of immunization buttress the need for the federal and state government to prioritize health and ensure appropriation of adequate funds for primary health care, particularly immunization in the 2017 budget.” NIFT Chairman, Dr Ben Anyene (1 st from Right) and WAVA Convener, Dr Chizoba Wonodi (1 st from left) during a meeting with the Chairman Hon. Chike Okafor, Vice Chairman Hon. Mohammed Usman and Clerk of the House Committee on Health Care Services .