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It was established in 1893 as a British military hospital, and was the first general hospital in Nigeria. On 1 October 1960, the hospital was handed over to the Federal Government and on 7 May 1967, it was finally taken over by the Lagos State Government. The Nursing School was established in 1952. Other services which commenced included ...
Federal Medical Centres. In Nigeria, primary healthcare is to be provided by Local Governments, secondary health care by State Governments and tertiary health care by the Federal Government. [1] In operationalizing this policy, the Federal Government decided to establish at least one tertiary health institution in each State of the Nigerian ...
In Nigeria, an early career doctor (ECD) is a medical or dental practitioner in the early phase of their professional career post-graduation. This includes house officers, resident doctors and medical officers below the rank of principal medical/dental officer (PMO/PDO). [1] This term is more widely used in Nigeria compared to the junior doctor ...
Healthcare in Nigeria is a concurrent responsibility of the three tiers of government in the country. [1] Private providers of healthcare have a visible role to play in healthcare delivery. The use of traditional medicine (TM) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased significantly over the past few years.
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) / 6.517677; 3.353772. University of Lagos College of Medicine. [1] Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) is a tertiary hospital established in 1961 and is located in Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State, the administrative division of Nigeria. [1] The teaching hospital affiliated with the University of ...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC) is the national public health institute for Nigeria. [1] It is a federal government agency under the Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria), with its headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. [2] [3] The agency’s goal is to protect Nigerians from the ...
Formation. 24 September 1979. Headquarters. Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria. President. Prof Peter Ndidi Ebeigbe. Website. npmcn .edu .ng. The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria is a parastatal of the Federal Government Ministry of Health, charged with the responsibility of postgraduate training of medical and dental doctors in Nigeria.
Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) formerly known as National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria is the parent body of all Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)s of Nigeria. It is an affiliate of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). [1] It has 76 branches domiciled mainly in Federally and State-owned Teaching Hospitals ...