Medical Laboratory Research Foundation On The Way As AMLSN Celebrates Biomedical Day

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria has informed the public of the initiative to institute a Medical Laboratory Research Foundation in Nigeria to build capacity and enlarge the frontiers in medical research.  This was made known during a press briefing to mark the Biomedical Day celebration for the year 2015.

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JOHESU May GO Back To The Trenches As Unions Meet In Abuja

Signals emanating from the JOHESU meeting held in Abuja duringthe week indicate the Health Professionals/Unions in the healthsector may have no other option than to go back to the trenchesand resume the suspended strike if the President, Dr. GoodluckJonathan fail to keep his promise on the matters responsiblefor JOHESU's suspended strike in January.The conglomerate of Unions in the health sector is askingfor the full implementation of the NIC judegement concerning the 2009 F.G. circular on decent wage for her members amongother burning issues.

AMLSN Congratulates President Elect

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on his election as the next President of Nigeria.The message, jointly signed by the AMLSN President, T.Y. Raheemand the PRO, Tam Adeyeye recalled the golden era of the health sector during Buhari's first coming as Head of State and called the President-elect to appoint credible administrator as minister of health in the next dispensation.

'Doctors Should Go Back To Active Practice'-G.C. Okara

In a recent interview, Dr. G.C. Okara, immediate past president of AMLSN has called on physicians in Nigeria to go back to active practice in order to save the comatose health sector and stop the tide of medical tourism.He condemned the prevailing situation where significant numbersof Medical Doctors in Nigeria work in the ministry of health asdesk officers.

Emeribe May Emerge ASLM CEO

The CEO, Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria, Prof. 'TonyEmeribe may become the next CEO of African Society of Laboratory Medicine going by information filtering in frominformed individuals in  the forum. His giant stride in theregulatory front in Nigeria has count on the positives to promote his candidacy at ASLM.

'Help! Qauckery In My Place Of Primary Assignment'-Kemi Michael

Shen never wanted to be a young MLS who look the other way as her profession is being commonized by quacks. Kemi Michael, fully aware of the damage quackery is doing to MLS in Nigeriacalled for help in the forum concerning the impunity going onin her place of primary assigment in Lagos.  The help came in droves as forumites volunteered information onuseful contacts to nip the situation in the bud.

'Administrators Better As Health Minister'-Aaron Ayodele

In one of the posts recently debating on the propriety of having administrators as health minister, Aaron Ayodeleof the FMC, Lokoja has added his voice to canvass for the appointment of seasoned administrator who will be neutralas health minister.  This remark was made in a post generatedby  Uguru Daniel.