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Doctors strike: NARD rejects new MoU with FG

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2021

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) presented by the Federal Government. NARD National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the federal government

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MALARIA: Makinde flags-off distribution Of 5m insecticide-treated nets across 33 LGs

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2021

…. says govt ‘ll continue to deliver affordable, qualitative healthcare for residents … ‘We’ll restore Oyo as Mecca of Health care services’ Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, kick-started the distribution of five Million insecticide-treated nets to people across the 33 local governments of the state.He also explained that his administration will continue

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FG drags striking doctors to Industrial Court

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2021

Efforts by the House of Representatives to reconcile striking resident doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Federal Government seem to have hit the rocks as the latter have taken the former to the Industrial Court of Nigeria (ICN). It was gathered that the executives of NARD, led by […]

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Docs honour Kaduna Deputy Gov, asks govts to strengthen health sector

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2021

Governments at all levels should invest more in strengthening the public health system of the country to make it more resilient in dealing with health crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic. The Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe made this known at the 2021 Faculty Day Lecture of the Faculty of Public Health and […]

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Food poison kills 24 family members in Sokoto

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2021

Dr Ali Inname, Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 24 family members after eating some poisonous food. The commissioner said in a statement that the incident occurred on Monday in Danzanke village of Bargaja ward of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He explained that the incident was caused […]

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Nigeria to receive 176,000 J&J COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2021

Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, confirmed this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the J&J vaccine, like the AstraZeneca, is safe and efficient against the coronavirus disease, including the deadlier