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UCH resident doctors’ strike claims 74-year-old woman’s life in Ibadan

Oluwabukola Akanni Mar 19, 2021 0

A 74-year-old woman died on Tuesday, following the industrial action embarked upon by the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt from a family…

Government

UCH Resident Doctors Embark on 5-Day Warning Strike

Oluwabukola Akanni Mar 17, 2021 0

The Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital (UCH) Chapter, Ibadan, has embarked on a five-day warning strike over unpaid two-month salaries of its 370 members. Dr Temitope Hussein told the News…

Health

COVID-19 has infected almost all UCH doctors – Union raises alarm

John Ogunsemore Jan 23, 2021 0

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says almost all doctors at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan in Oyo State have contracted COVID-19. Vice President of NARD, Dr Adejo Arome disclosed this Friday during an…

Health

President of UCH Resident Doctors tests positive for COVID-19

Oluwabukola Akanni Apr 20, 2020 0

Dr Adedayo Williams, the President of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). SEE ALSO: Police urge Kano Residents to Comply with…

Health

I anchored my faith in God, says UCH MD as he relives COVID-19 Experience

Oluwabukola Akanni Apr 9, 2020 0

The Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, took to Twitter to speak about his experience with coronavirus, saying he anchored his faith in God during what he described as “the dark…

Health

COVID-19: IBEDC Donates N10m Food Items to Oyo, N5m Cash to UCH

Ibukun Emiola Apr 8, 2020 0

The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Wednesday donated food items worth N10 million to the Oyo State Government as part of its contribution toward mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 in the state.…

Features

Coronavirus: UCH Chairman Tests Positive A Second Time

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 8, 2020 0

The Chairman governing board of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ibrahim Shetima, has tested positive to the second coronavirus test conducted on him. The Chairman had been isolated at a special ward in UCH after…

News

Abia Warriors Goalkeeper Shot in Ibadan

Tony Abu Momoh Apr 3, 2020 0

The goalkeeper for Abia Warriors Football Club in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Charles Tambe was shot in Ibadan on Friday. The main goal stopper for the NPFL side was rushed to the emergency section of the University…

Health

COVID-19 : Diagnostic Centre in UCH now Functional, says Makinde

David Adeoye Mar 30, 2020 0

The Diagnostic Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has been certified by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and is now functional. SEE ALSO:Canada withdraws from 2020 Games as Japan, IOC consider…

Health

COVID-19: Despite Billions Donated, Hospital Still Begging For Funds

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 29, 2020 0

Despite the huge amount of money released by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and huge donations made by several individuals and corporate organisations, the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State has written an open…

Politics

NASS member, Olatoye, ‘Sugar’ shot dead in Ibadan

Suleiman Shehu Mar 10, 2019 0

Temitope Olatoye, a serving federal lawmaker representing Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency of Oyo State, has been shot dead. Olatoye, popularly known as Sugar, was shot dead on Saturday by unknown gunmen after the governorship and…

Health & Relationships

UCH records 1,680 mental health cases in 1 year

Olabisi Akinbode Apr 16, 2018 0

Prof. Olayinka Omigbodun, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says more than 1,680 cases of mental illness were treated in the facility in…

Women

Breast Cancer: UCH Acquires Machines Worth N28m, Inaugurates Tumour Board

Olabisi Akinbode Feb 7, 2018 0

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it will intensify preventive medicine and health promotion as alternatives to curative medicine in the treatment of breast cancer Its Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Temitope…

Health & Relationships

1 out of every 10 pregnancies result in ectopic pregnancy – Expert

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 21, 2017

Dr Olayinka Ogunbode, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said on Thursday that one out of every 10 pregnancies in Nigerian hospitals ended up as an ectopic pregnancy. Ogunbode…

Health & Relationships

Assault On Doctor: UCH Resident Doctors Demand Justice

John Ogunsemore Mar 21, 2016 0

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital Branch, on Monday in Ibadan demanded justice from the hospital management in the case of assault of a resident doctor by a laboratory scientist. The doctors made the…

Health & Relationships

UCH Acquires N10m Radiation Machine for Cancer Treatment

Jumoke Nov 9, 2015 0

Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan, Professor Temitope Alonge has said that the hospital recently acquired a N10 million radiation machine for cancer treatment. Alonge while speaking with News Agency of…

Health

Relief As Doctors Now Have Permanent Cure for Sickle Cell Anaemia

Jumoke Oct 29, 2015 9

Doctors at the University of Ibadan in partnership with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and University of Loyola, Chicago have discovered a permanent cure for Sickle Cell Anaemia. Over five million Nigerians suffer…