HEALTH

Caleb Danladi Foundation Partners with KADCHMA to Tackle Maternal Mortality

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2025

… Strengthen Media Collaboration in Kaduna State The Caleb Danladi Foundation has taken a significant step toward strengthening healthcare delivery in Kaduna State with a strategic visit to the Kaduna State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme (KADCHMA). The visit, led by Capt. Caleb

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Bauchi Teaching Hospital Confirms Inclusion in Subsidised Kidney Dialysis Scheme

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

…897 Patients Benefited The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, has reaffirmed its participation in the Federal Government’s subsidised kidney dialysis programme, noting that 897 patients have accessed the service since it began in January 2025. In a statement issued Wednesday, the hospital’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol,

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DNA testing surges in Nigeria as report finds 25% of dads not biological parents Report

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

Nigeria’s paternity crisis has again been thrust into the spotlight, as the 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report from Smart DNA Nigeria revealed that one in every four presumed fathers is not the biological parent of their child. The report, covering July 2024 to June 2025, showed that 25% of paternity tests excluded presumed fathers—only a […]

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FG’s Cancer Treatment Centre in Enugu is World Class – Information Minister

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described the Federal Government’s Oncology Centre in Enugu as world class, and is a proof of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to delivering life-changing health infrastructure to Nigerians. The Minister stated while leading a high-powered delegation to inspect the newly established

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MSF Expresses Worries Over Rising Cases of Cholera in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders has expressed concern over the rising number of cholera cases in Zamfara State, citing high number of cases from three of the state’s Ministry of Health (MOH) medical facilities it supports. In a statement on Thursday, it said from mid-June to early August, the medical […]

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Japan’s US$200,000 Donation: WFP Provides Vital Nutrition Assistance to 2,848 Pregnant, Lactating Mother

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2025

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Nigeria was able to reach 2,848 pregnant and lactating women with vital nutrition assistance in 2024 with the contribution of over US$200,000 from the Government of Japan. The WFP, in a statement on Tuesday lamented that: “In northeast Nigeria, the impact of conflict continues to disproportionately affect […]