HEALTH

How Nigeria can tap into $4.2trn wellness industry – Alkashim

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2019

Mrs Hauwa Huru Alkashim has urged Nigeria and Nigerians to refocus its investment decisions to tap into the global wellness industry which is currently valued at over $4.2 trillion. Alkashim CEO Infinite Wealth and Founder African Wellness Summit, who spoke on the sidelines of the Summit held

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Does staring at a woman’s breast elongate a man’s life?

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2019

Over the years, medical scientists have suggested that women live longer than men with researches showing a survival advantage for females in all reviews. Researches have also been carried out toward unraveling the cause of this riddle. Two researchers, Stephen Austad and Katherine Fischer, both of the University of Alabama, U.S., in a piece published […]

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2019 LAPO Forum: Ex-CBN governor, others lead Nigerian healthcare situation panel discussions

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2019

ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA Over three hundred distinguished personalities are anticipated to participate at the 26th Annual LAPO Development Forum that will be chaired by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo. The Forum with the theme: ‘The Nigerian Healthcare Situation: The Way Forward.’ has been scheduled to hold at […]

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Monkey pox: LASG cautions residents against panic over outbreak

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2019

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has cautioned residents against panic over the recent reported outbreak of infectious Monkey pox disease in the state. Abayomi spoke on Friday in Lagos at the biosecurity update meeting on the situation report of Monkey Pox disease in the state. The commissioner said that three suspected […]

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Edo Specialist hospital wholly owned by govt, says Edo govt

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH  Edo State Government has said that it wholly owns and manages the Edo Specialist Hospital, which is positioned to provide effective and efficient healthcare services to the people. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, flayed protests over the ownership of […]

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Obaseki flays past govts for abandoning Stella Obasanjo hospital

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has berated past administrations in the state for neglecting the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, after government had expended so much money in establishing the facility. The governor, who said this during an assessment of facilities at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital along Sapele Road in Benin City, decried […]