More Headache For Minister Of Health As JOHESU Declares 3 Days Strike

The Nigerian minister of health is in for more trouble  in the week ahead as the Joint Health Sector Unions has served a notice of a three day warning strike. The strike is scheduled to commence on wednesday 21st December to Friday 23rd December. The minister has been accused of not doing enough to meet the demands of the unions in the health sector. Will this be the 'tsunami' that will blow the minister away from the health ministry for tending towards the interest of medical doctors alone? Post-strike events will tell.

Michael Afolabi Explodes-'Doctors Have Been Deceiving Nigerians'

In a well written, superlatively packaged and clinically presented letter published by the nation newspapers on Sunday, Dec 11, Michael Afolabi Sylfad, a committed medical laboratory scientists, researcher and social change advocate took medical doctors to the cleaners in a deft move at rightly informing the public on the role of other health team members especially the medical laboratory scientist in patient care and treatment. In his own words, ' medical doctors are trained to treat patients and not to lead the health sector'.

Press War Gathers Steam-Kenneth Ogar Renders Financial Support!

Impressed by the content of the letter published in the nation newspapers by Michael Afolabi Sylfad, a medical laboratory scientist in Calabar by name Kenneth Ogar has donated certain sum of money for the purpose of publishing the same article in other news media to multiply the impact of the crusade on a larger readership. He also made a call to more medical laboratory scientists to toe the same line.

Medical Laboratory Scientists Scores Another Point-FRCN Devotes Commentary To Their Role

The news commentary of the federal radio corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) on friday morning was devoted to the 'Quality of medical laboratory services as an important tool in the detection, prevention and management of HIV/AIDS.  The commentary written by Mr. Sam Ureme of UNEC received wide accolade from medical laboratory scientists as another giant stride in the quest for professional recognition and media support.

More MLS Complains About Practicing Licence, Charges Council To Do More

Joey Ozie is angry that he has not been receiving his practicing license since 2009 after due payment. He is not the only one complaining. Other concerned medical laboratory scientists feel the issue of practicing license should be given priority by the current leadership on the Medical Laboratory Council Of Nigeria. Non issuance of practicing license is a subtle way of encouraging quackery. Why not go for e-registration? Why can't the zonal offices be empowered to issue the license. These are begging questions for the council to rightly address in favour of concerned members.

'Masters Of Science In Public Health Laboratory Has Been Hijacked'-Aminu Ibrahim
In a reaction to a post during the week, Aminu Ibrahim has revealed that the sponsored masters of science course in public health laboratory has been hijacked and medical laboratory scientists marginalized. A distinction was also made between Master In Public Health (MPH), which is a professional degree and Masters of Science In Public Health which is an academic degree.

Daniel Nanbol Back From Pastoral Posting

He has been missing for some time at the all medical lab forum. Many never knew he is also a pastor. The deputy chief admin of the all medical lab forum, Daniel Nanbol is back on his beat as well known in the forum. Welcome back!