HEALTH

FG to introduce healthcare fund for Lassa fever patients

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2019

The Federal Government is introducing a funding mechanism to carter for patients with confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in the country, the Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said. Ihekweazu made the disclosure on Sunday in an interview with the

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HIV: A/Ibom people not promiscuous – Health Commissioner

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2019

Dr Dominic Ukpong, Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Health, had dismissed insinuations that promiscuity could be responsible for the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the state. Ukpong said this at the Post National HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) discussion and Stakeholders Engagement Meeting in Uyo on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]

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Fake cholera drugs on rise, pose global threat – NAFDAC

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2019

Production and sale of counterfeit drugs is on the rise in rich and poor countries, with more unwary consumers buying them, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC warned. NAFDAC Monday has alerted the public, especially healthcare providers, on the existence of fake Dukoral Oral Cholera vaccine, circulating in Bangladesh. “We are […]

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WHO: Ebola outbreak in Congo spreading faster than ever

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate yet, eight months after it was first detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Each of the past two weeks has registered a record number of new cases, marking a sharp setback for efforts to respond to the second biggest outbreak […]

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President Buhari directs State House medical centre to revert to clinic

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the State House Medical Centre (SHMC) revert to a Clinic to serve the original purpose for which it was established. Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Jalal Arabi, announced this on Monday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs for the 2019 […]

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Lead poisoning: 150 affected children still undergoing treatment in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2019

The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an International Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) says no fewer than 150 children affected with lead poisoning in Zamfara are still undergoing treatment. Dr. Simba Tirima, Deputy Head of Mission, MSF in Nigeria, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. In 2010, an unprecedented outbreak of […]