HEALTH

2million Americans could die using herd immunity against COVID-19

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2020

About 2 million Americans could die in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity in the country, medical experts have warned. “If we’re waiting until 60 percent to 80 percent of people have it, we’re talking about 200 million-plus Americans getting this,” Leana Wen, emergency

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OOUTH Doctors’ Strike: OGHA Calls For Suspension, Tasks Parties To Resume Negotiation

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA Ogun State House of Assembly has appealed to the leadership of the Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) Sagamu, to reconsider its stand by suspending the ongoing industrial action. This is with a view to going back to the negotiation table to ensure an immediate […]

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Breaking! Lagos Commissioner For Health Recovers From COVID-19, Tests Negative

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2020

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has been reported to have recovered from COVID-19 as announced by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso that he has tested negative to the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Statement read: It is with gratitude to God that I announce the recovery and subsequent negative test for COVID-19 […]

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How NIPRD is redefining African traditional medicines’ response to COVID-19 — DG

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2020

By NAN The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says its research and development activities have redefined response of African traditional medicines to the COVID-19 pandemic. NIPRD Director-General, Dr Obi Adigwe, made this known in a statement on Sunday, ahead of the forthcoming African Traditional Medicine Day commemoration, on August

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Again, FMC Yola separates conjoined twins

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2020

The Federal Medical Centre, Yola, has successfully separated conjoined twins, making it the third time conjoined twins were separated in the hospital. At an occasion to celebrate the feat on Saturday, the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Awwal Abubakar, noted that the success was attained as a result of the interventions of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural […]

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Oyo govt receives medical equipment from AFENET, LSTM

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2020

….commends partners on human capacity devt in health sector The Oyo State government, on Friday, received medical equipment comprising 60 antenatal and postnatal treatment equipment as donations from the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), Oyo State branch and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to