HEALTH

22 COVID-19 deaths recorded in Ogun – State govt

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2020

The Ogun State government has disclosed that a total of 22 patients have died of Coronavirus in the state since February when the index case was reported. This was contained in a statement shared on its social media platforms on Thursday. On Wednesday, one person reportedly died of COVID-19,

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400 health workers test positive for COVID-19 – JOHESU

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2020

About 400 health workers on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus have tested positive for the virus, the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has said. National Chairman of JOHESU, Josiah Biobelemoye disclosed this during the distribution of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to its state councils on Thursday in Abuja. Biobelemoye noted that despite the […]

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NGO Donates Medical Equipment To Ogun Primary Health Centres

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA Ogun State Government has taken delivery of a set of hospital equipment consisting of anti-shock garment, wheelchair, autoclave and oxygen concentrator machines, and delivery bed donated by the Gardner’s Social Impact Initiative. The equipment donated by this Non-Governmental Organisation were towards improving Primary Health Care (PHC)

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COVID-19: NMA Accuses Cross River Of Deceit, Govt Disagrees

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2020

The Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has accused the state government of deceit in the way it is handling coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state. Speaking during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the State NMA Chairman, Dr Agam Ayuk, decried that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has yet […]

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COVID-19: Makinde commissions upgraded Agbami isolation centre. …says we will continue to support health workers

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2020

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, commissioned the upgraded Agbami Isolation Centre, Jericho, Ibadan, declaring that health workers will continue to receive strong support in the fight against coronavirus in the state. The governor, who was accompanied on the trip to Agbami by his deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, and other top government functionaries,

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Ortom’s wife, son, domestic staff test positive for COVID-19

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2020

The Benue First Lady, Mrs Eunice Ortom, her son and some domestic staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease. The governor’s wife announced this in a press statement she personally signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Saturday. According to her the Nigeria Centre for Disease […]