Lalong Task NAPON On Safety Of Human Error In Medical Practice

Governor Simon Lalong has tasked the National Association of perioperative nurses of Nigeria (NAPON) to do away with unprofessional human errors which has attributed to countless loss of human lives in the medical practice.

Speaking at 16th annual scientific conference Plateau 2016 with theme” patients safety in the operating room” represented by the commissioner of health ,Dr. Kunden Kamshak Deyin at the Hill station Hotel, Jos , Lalong said Plateau state government has been placed on red alert on the incident on polio and lassa fever with no record of any patients in the hospital.

He promised to enhance qualitative health care delivery in plateau by identifying the basic practice that can guarantee human safety through renovation of five hospitals across the state.

Lalong challenged NAPON to embarking on constant research to meet up the global challenges of medical tourism in the nursing profession.

The governor revealed that 2 cases of Lassa fever was identified in Riyom and one student of  university of Jos all have been treated and discharge .

National Chairman ,NAPON ,Comrade Adeyeni Abdul-lateef Babatunde Called on improve their members welfare to help ameliorating the acute shortage of perioperative manpower ,training and retraining of members of perioperative nursing subspecialisties ,replacement of obsolete equipment and surgical instruments with moderns ones .

He advised government to renovate and upgrading of our operating theatres to be compare favourably with what is obtainable in other surgical centres and to handle complex surgical cases and to prevent medical /surgical tourism .

“we also appeal to His Excellency and our commissioner for health in plateau state to implement the payments of relatively on call duty allowance to all our members in this state and to effect their promotion as at when due to serve as morale booster to attract them to put in their best in area of productivity”,he added.

The leadership of NAPON congratulates the leadership of NANNM ,Nigerian Nurses and midwives on the long awaited unified scheme of service that had been ratified and approved by the NCE ,he stressed.

Babatude reiterated perioperative nurses all over Nigeria brainstorm on ways of improving our standards of practice in our respective operating rooms towards ensuring increased patients satisfaction through quality surgical Nursing care .

Plateau Chooses As Pilot States For Young Boxers’ Training Organised By Bullet Energy Drink

The country Representative of Bullet Energy drink and Cranberry, Mr Anthony Uche has chosen Plateau state as the first pilot state for training 20 young boxers to begin their career.

Uche made this disclosure at a press conference organized by Bullet energy drink to promote sporting activities and encourage youths to participate in boxing.

He called on the youths to see a future in modern boxing which will make them earn their livelihood.

Some of the coaches, Mr Emmanuel Abdu , Sabo Mohammed and Paul Tunlong all complained that the problem affecting the future of boxing in Plateau state has to do with lack of motivation ,publicity among the young boxers.

They raised concern that the state chapter lack exposure and modern training equipment with the nonpayment of salary by government as also a major setback to the future of boxing.

The Director of Sports Plateau state, Mr Gurum Dapar commended bullet energy drink for making Plateau state their pilot state to promote boxing in Nigeria.

He explained that with the quick intervention of bullet in nursing and encouraging youths to embrace boxing, the sky would be their limit, as he urges interested youths to register.

Dapar added that promoting sporting activities by providing equipment will go a long way to encourage grassroot exercise with adequate sensitization.

According to him, there is money in boxing with diversification and introduction of new program that will open window of opportunities to harness skills.

Fire Outbreak Razes Down UNIJOS Library Located At School’s Permanent Site

No fewer than six hours wild fire suspected to have been cause by careless electrical fault has wreaked havoc to the permanent site library of the University of Jos threatening the closing of other faculties.

The suspected fire outbreak which happened on Saturday evening at about 8: pm burnt down the Library located at the permanent site of the University of Jos, it also partly touched the faculty of Arts as well as departments such as business studies and accounting.

The inferno which destroyed valuables worth millions of naira took fire service personnel several hours to bring it under control.

The library edifice that was engulfed in wild fire which lasted several hours thereby damaging internet facilities and books when some students are writing the semester examination.

“You would recall two years ago a library location at Bauchi road was burned down but recorded no death but items worth million were destroyed “.

However, efforts to contact the university Librarian proved abortive as the professor declined comment as he said he is still going round to access the level of damage.

According to some students who were struggling to control the fire from spreading to other faculties lamented the absence of men of the fire service in time.