Abia
Britishnoun
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The working conditions are worse for doctors in state-owned hospitals like the Abia State University Teaching Hospital where doctors are owed 24 months’ salary in arrears.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
At the Federal Medical Center in Nigeria’s Abia state, Dr. Chigozie Ozurumba said doctors can only hope that things get better for them, with the strike seen as a last resort.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Authorities arrested nine people in an early morning raid on Wednesday, including the administrators of Lima’s Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen public hospital, according to prosecutor Reynaldo Abia.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2021
Mr Kanu’s family compound in Umuahia, the sleepy capital of Abia state in south-eastern Nigeria, was raided by soldiers on September 14th.
From Economist • Oct. 26, 2017
Angus Harper and Abia Sulayman were just off Kyle’s wings.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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