HEALTH

COVID-19 protocol violators made to sit in caskets

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2020

A task force set up to ensure compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols has punished violators by ordering them to sit in coffins inside a hearse. The Probolinggo COVID-19 task force took the unusually weird measure in East Java, according to a report by Jakarta Post. It ordered dozens of

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FG approves new test kit for HIV

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2020

By NAN The Federal Government has approved the inclusion of Wondfo HIV I and II rapid test kits for use to stem spread of the scourge in the country. The National Coordinator, National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NASCP) Dr Akudo Ikpeazu, made the this known while presenting the evaluation report on the kit, on Tuesday in […]

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El-Rufai reveals cost of treating COVID-19 patient

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2020

Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has disclosed that it costs about N400,000 to treat a COVID-19 patient in the state. The governor revealed this while urging traditional rulers from the North to continue sensitizing their people on the dangers of the pandemic. “The amount is as a result of the increasing cost of […]

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Nigerian doctors begin strike over pay, facilities

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2020

By AFP Nigerian doctors in state-run hospitals began an indefinite strike on Monday to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities, union leaders said. The industrial action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents some 40 percent of doctors, is the latest in a string of stoppages by medics to […]

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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases nears 1.3m

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2020

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Sunday, said the number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 1,291,724 in the continent. Africa CDC also said that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic climbed to 31,056. The African Union (AU) Commission’s specialised healthcare agency said the number of COVID-19 […]

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Surjen in Collaboration with Pseven Medical Diagnostics Offers a Free Malaria diagnosis Program and Free Home Sample Collection

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2020

Malaria is endemic in Nigeria killing about 1,100 people in a day. It is both a cause and consequence of underdevelopment and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the country. Hospital reviews show that it accounts for over 60% of outpatient visits and equally responsible for 30% and 11% mortality […]