HEALTH

Lekki Borehole Water Likely Contaminated – Lagos Government

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2025

The Lagos State Government has warned that many residents in the Lekki area who rely on boreholes may be consuming contaminated water. Speaking at a recent stakeholders’ meeting, Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary in the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, said untreated

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Lesotho moves towards mass treatment of worm infections

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2025

To address the severe impact of parasitic worm infections on children’s health, nutrition, and education, the Ministry of Health in Lesotho, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated steps to re-establish its Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme for Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH). This is done through the annual administration of

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MSF Launches Urgent Measles Vaccination Drive in Zurmi, Zamfara State

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in partnership with the Zamfara State Ministry of Health and the Zurmi Local Government Authority, has kicked off an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Zurmi LGA in response to a sharp rise in infections that has already led to the deaths of 24 children this year. Most of the children who […]

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Marwa Commissions NDLEA/NOA Vision Centre

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2025

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commissioned a high-tech Vision Centre at its National Headquarters Annex in Abuja as part of efforts to promote and prioritise staff welfare as well as to boost their morale. The facility, a product of strategic partnership between the […]

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‘We are no longer afraid’: MSF hands over Lassa fever care in Ebonyi State

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2025

After seven years of critical support from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), local health authorities in Ebonyi State are now well equipped to take on Lassa fever with improved infrastructure, training, and resilience—saving lives and restoring confidence in the healthcare system. In early 2018, Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria faced a serious public health concern.

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Press Statement: 2025: Amb. Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies Celebrates Warriors on World Sickle Cell Day

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2025

Today, Wednesdays 18th June 2025, Ambassador Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, the esteemed UN POLAC Peace Consul and Secretary General of the Board of Trustees (BOT) at United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Center (UN POLAC), joins the global community in commemorating World Sickle Cell Day. This significant day is dedicated to caring for, as well as raising […]