HEALTH

Desist from using ordinary water for hand-washing after defecation – UNICEF warns

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2019

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday advised Nigerians to use soap or ash and running water to wash hands after defecation to prevent infection and illness Mr  Bioye Ogunjobi, a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist with UNICEF,  gave the advice in an interview

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Disregard rumour of new Ebola case in Nigeria —FG

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2019

The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to disregard rumour of a positive case of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, saying that effort had been heightened at the various ports of entry into the country to ensure that sick people making coming into Nigeria were properly screened. Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have […]

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Snakes attack doctors, nurses, patients in Anambra hospitals

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2019

Anambra lawmakers yesterday at the first plenary raised alarm over what they described as the sorry state of hospitals as well as the deplorable conditions of roads across the entire state. Dr.Timothy Ifedioramma of Njikoka 1 state constituency decried the melancholic state of the Enugwu-Ukwu general hospital in Njikoka local government area where he expressed […]

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Vision Africa Set To Commence June 2019 Outreach

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2019

The Vision Africa, an organisation that was established about 21 years ago in the United States of America and Africa to reach out to the disadvantaged in the society,  is set to commence this weekend its annual activities that comprise medical outreach and media training programming, among others, in the South-east zone of Nigeria. According […]

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HIV-infected labourer defiles minor in Kaduna

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2019

The call by many for the government and lawmakers to promulgate laws that will spell the death penalty for child abusers has not reduced their evil acts, as they have continued to abuse children day by day. The Police in Kaduna have arrested a 40years old man who defiled a minor ( seven years old). […]

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4,000 health personnel needed in Borno – Health Union

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2019

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Borno chapter, says additional 4,000 health personnel were required for effective health services delivery in the existing health facilities in the state. The MHWUN state Chairman, Yusuf Inuwa, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Maiduguri. He said that […]