HEALTH

Oyo govt launches ‘T’ỌMỌ T’ÌYÁ Initiative’ to reduce maternal, neonatal mortality rates

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

…inaugurates committees to oversee reproductive, maternal, programmes The Government of Oyo State, on Wednesday, launched the ‘T’ỌMỌ T’ÌYÁ Initiative,’ an effort aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality rate in the state. The programme, which was inaugurated at the International

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UN refugee chief tests positive for COVID-19

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

The UN refugee chief said Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, after leading the first two days of the agency’s main annual meeting in person. Filippo Grandi, who kicked off UNHCR’s week-long Executive Committee meeting in Geneva Monday, told participants via video-link that he would need to continue following the event from home. […]

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COVID-19: WFP to support 200,000 persons in Kano, Abuja, Lagos

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2020

The World Food Programme (WFP), on Monday said an estimated 200,000 persons would receive food and cash assistance in COVID-19 urban hotspots of Kano, Lagos and Abuja under its One UN Basket Fund Project focusing on supporting the vulnerable families affected by the pandemic. WFP said it will inject a total of $3 million dollars into the […]

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Breaking: Covid-19 Can Be Transmitted Through Air

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2020

Centres for Disease Control says airborne transmission plays a role in coronavirus spread in a long-awaited update after a website error last month The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Monday said that people can sometimes be infected with the coronavirus through airborne transmission, especially in enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation.

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We Spent N1b On Over 500, 000 Families, Says COVID-19 Task Force

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2020

Victim Support Fund (VSF) COVID-19 Task Force has indicated that it spent N1b on 500 000 families across the country to help them to cushion the effects of the pandemic. Speaking while delivering some of the support items that included computers to the Federal Ministry of Health, the Chairperson of the task force, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, said […]

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HealthPlus Crisis: Company Secretaries DCSL faults CEO’s removal

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2020

In a major twist to the hostile takeover attempt rocking HealthPlus Limited; investigations have revealed that DCSL, the company secretaries to HealthPlus Limited wrote that the media publications announcing the removal of the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer by the “majority of the Board” is not contextually accurate. According to our sources, the view of the