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The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (abbr. NMCN), is the sole governing body that regulates all cadres of nurses and midwives in Nigeria. [1] [2] It was established by government decree in 1979, and re-established as a parastatal by the government of Nigeria by Act Cap. No 143 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. [3] [4]
Routine collection and processing of data and statistics relating to the ministry and the health sector. Liaison with relevant bodies outside the ministry. Coordinating, tracking and assessing MDG projects and programmes. Planning and coordination of human resources for health development. International health and resource mobilization.
The agency was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria on December 10, 1992, following the promulgation of Decree No. 29. This decree aimed to address the deficiencies in Nigeria's primary healthcare system by creating a dedicated body responsible for its development, coordination, and implementation across the country.
Retaining health care professionals is an important objective. Survey shows looming brain drain in Nigeria's health sector in the rising trend of emigration of healthcare personnel – physicians, pharmacists, nurses, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists and many others have difficulty getting into paid employment. Many fresh doctors, out of ...
Since its inception, the hospital has trained over 6,000 doctors, 501 dentists, 4,513 nurses, 2307 midwives, 471 perioperative nurses, 1,062 laboratory scientists, 576 environmental health officers tutors, 451 nurses/midwives/public health educators, 326 primary health care tutors, 590 community health officers, 640 physiotherapists, 551 health ...
The chief nurse is a registered nurse who supervises the care of all the patients at a health care facility. The chief nurse is the senior nursing management position in an organization and often holds executive titles like chief nursing officer (CNO), chief nurse executive, or vice-president of nursing. They typically report to the CEO or COO.
Pratt was the chief nursing officer to the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria and then appointed Commissioner of Health for Lagos in the 1970s. [19] [20] In 1971, Pratt became the President of the National Council of Women's Societies in Nigeria. [21] In 1973 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Committee of ...
The Professional Association of Trained Nurses of Nigeria, Professional Association of Midwives of Nigeria, Professional Association of Public Health Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses Association and Industrial Nurses Association also joined the new union. [1] The union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress, and by 1988 it had 50,000 members. It ...