HEALTH

COVID-19: PCN seals off 439 illegal pharmaceutical premises in Akwa-Ibom

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2020

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), says 42 Pharmacies and 397 Patent Medicine Shops were shutdown in Akwa-Ibom in September for lack of compliance to regulatory provisions. The Registrar of the Council, Dr Elijah Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja that

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HealthPlus Saga: UK Equity Firm May Have Run Out of Funds-Sources

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2020

Contrary to reports in some sections of the media, the raging ownership dispute between pharmaceutical retail chain,  HealthPlus, and its private equity partner, United Kingdom’s Alta Semper Capital, may be as a result of the latter’s inability to raise funds for the second tranche of equity investment as agreed. Sources close to the matter disclosed that […]

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CBN N2.5b Facility: Ogun Assembly Tasks Health Commissioner On Even Spread Of Projects

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA Ogun State House of Assembly has held an interactive session with the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker on the operational plan of her ministry on the proposed N2.5bn Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Credit Facility being proposed by the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to the legislative arm for approval. […]

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COVID-19: VSF donates equipment to FMoH

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

The Victims Support Fund (VSF) Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday donated Information Technology (IT) equipment to Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) to boost its service delivery in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The Chairperson of the task force, Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, who presented the equipment in Abuja, said that VSF considered it imperative […]

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UNICEF receives 115, 800 COVID-19 test kits to fight pandemic in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has received crucial supplies of test kits to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The UNICEF Country Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, made this known in a statement on Tuesday following a delivery of 115,800 COVID-19 test kits by IHS Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of IHS […]

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Police Bust Factory Where Used Condoms Are Repackaged

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2020

A factory where used condoms are being repackaged as new was discovered on Thursday in Vietnam.Local media reported that Market inspectors in the Binh Duong province raided the factory near Ho Chi Minh City and found about 345,000 used condoms which had been recycled.A 34-year-old woman who was said to be the owner of the […]