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Residents pay price as Ofankor-Nsawam Highway project delays; health workers warn of rise in air-pollution related illnesses
06 Jan 2026 18:21 GMT
… the dusty roadside, despite her doctor’s warnings.
Naomi is … the government fell behind on payments.
Officials say all arrears … “We’ve recorded a 70% increase in pneumonia, hypertension, and asthma … public health.”
All the doctors are urging the government to …
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FG Moves To End Doctors’ Strikes, Adopts Collective Bargaining, Approves ₦90bn...
06 Jan 2026 19:59 GMT
… annual ₦90 billion increase in health workers’ allowances to … involving all health worker groups, including doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists … conflicting agreements on pay parity and repeated … the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission had …
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Nurses strike threat: Deals near with five ‘safety net hospitals,’ but 17,000 caregivers still posed to walk off job next week
06 Jan 2026 20:21 GMT
… deal to provide nurses with exceptional wages and benefits, we … disruption drills, integrating outside nurses into our daily operations, … is demanding hospitals increase the average nurse salary by $110,000 … and their families who pay the price,” he said …
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Talks to end doctor strikes resume as Streeting admits walkouts are in no-one's interest
06 Jan 2026 19:36 GMT
… strike action over jobs and pay following a five-day … payment to doctors in England for 2025/26, alongside measures to increase … .
It estimates that resident doctor pay remains 21 per cent less … : “My message to resident doctors is that it’s clearly …
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Capture of Maduro raises long list of questions about the future of Venezuela
06 Jan 2026 20:54 GMT
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has raised questions about how the country’s future leadership will shake out and what it will take to get there as the White House pressures its interim leader …
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Panacea Financial Hires Marketing and Compliance Leaders to Support Growth
06 Jan 2026 19:34 GMT
A Google Street View image of Panacea Financial's office in Little Rock (© Google)
Panacea Financial Holdings Inc., a Little Rock fintech firm that provides financial services to physicians, dentists and veterinarians, announced the addition of two …
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Australia news live: Doctors advise ‘stay hydrated and stay indoors’ as heatwave hits; Sussan Ley lists ‘critical areas’ for royal commission
06 Jan 2026 19:25 GMT
… not only older people, doctors warn
Wright added that while … have to divide the additional salary and expense allowance.
The … forced to increase rates in February, with another rise likely to … such temporary factors and will pay closer attention to stickier …
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Mchengerwa orders review of health workers’ pay, benefits
06 Jan 2026 13:52 GMT
… to review salaries and benefits for health workers, saying wide pay gaps among … and unacceptable for a doctor who has studied for … conduct a thorough review of doctors’ pay based on education level, … had also led to a rise in foreign patients, from …
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₦90bn Pay Boost: FG Explains Face-off With Resident Doctors, Rules Out Neglect
06 Jan 2026 18:30 GMT
… 90 billion annual increase in health workers’ allowances to promote … government must balance salary demands with competing … together doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists and other health workers.
On … the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission had …
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Odisha Invokes ESMA to Ban Strikes by Doctors and Medical Staff for Six Months
06 Jan 2026 17:21 GMT
… doctors demanding fulfilment of their 10-point charter, including salary … explicitly bans strikes by doctors, nursing officers, pharmacy … nurses and paramedics amid nationwide protests over a doctor … magistrates.
As tensions rise, stakeholders from both sides …