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150,000 Children Infected With HIV In Nigeria – UNICEF Report

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

In Nigeria, no fewer than 22,000 children aged 0-14 years in 2019 were newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of children living with HIV in the age group to 150,000, a UNICEF report has said. According to the report, approximately every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young

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BioNTech, Pfizer file for EU approval of COVID-19 vaccine

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech have applied to the European drugs regulator for conditional authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine, according to sources, following similar steps in the United States and Britain, the companies said on Tuesday. The application came weeks after the drug maker projected promising result in phase 3 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine, sharing […]

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World AIDS Day: Ogun steps up awareness campaign against spread

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2020

The Ogun State government has said that its agency is working assiduously to contain the spread of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), against its spread as against the report that it has the highest numbers of the affected persons. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known at a […]

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Oyo Govt. partners HACEY Health Initiative to end female genital mutilation

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2020

As part of efforts to put an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Oyo State Government has collaborated with HACEY Initiative on how to make the practice become unpopular among residents of the state. Speaking at a Stakeholders Forum Dissemination of Research Findings on Female Genital Mutilation on Friday at the Ministry of Health, the […]

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Gunmen Abduct Medical Doctor In Kogi

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2020

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi chapter, has appealed to security agencies and the state government to rescue Dr Azubuike Iheanacho, it’s member abducted on Nov. 21 in Anyigba. The association in a statement on Monday in Lokoja, said Iheanacho, the Medical Director of Peace Hospital, Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of the state, was […]

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US hails Nigerian doctor for helping to develop Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2020

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has hailed and acknowledged Onyema Ogbuagbu, a Nigerian doctor living in the US for his role in the recent Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough. According to the Embassy on Monday, Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. It saluted Onyema for his incredible contribution to ending this worldwide […]