HEALTH

World Mental Health Day 2019: Globally, every 40 seconds, a life is lost to suicide – WHO

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2019

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has disclosed that globally, every 40 seconds, a life is lost to suicide and almost four out of five suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. World Mental Health Day celebrated on 10 October, is an opportunity to unite across

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Edo Specialist Hospital offers free medical check-up for senior citizens

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH As part of activities to celebrate the International Older Persons Day and Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary, the Edo Specialist Hospital would throw its doors open for persons above 60 years old in the state to undertake free medical checks at the state-of-the-art facility. The Edo Specialist Hospital was recently opened to the public […]

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Katsina Set To Immunize 7m Persons Against Yellow Fever

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2019

Katsina state government has concluded plans to immunize seven million persons against yellow fever in the state. The decision to immunize the people is as a result of the outbreak of 36 cases of yellow fever recorded recently in the state. Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, the state Deputy Governor made this assertion while inspecting the ongoing […]

EDUCATION HEALTH

Breaking: Infection breaks out in Queen’s College, 900 pupils have left on health grounds – PTA chairman

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2019

Just two years after three pupils of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, died from water-borne infections, another related disease has broken out in the school. The PUNCH gathered from some parents on Monday that no fewer than 700 pupils had taken permission to go home on health grounds. The school’s sick bay was said to be […]

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DFID supports northeast with N18.5billion to fight malnutrition

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2019

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has supported Northeast of Nigeria with 18.5 billion naira to fight Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a life- threatening condition. According to Nutrition Sector annual projections, an estimated 371,000 boys and girls under the age of 5 in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states will suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).

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‘Strike at expense of patients unethical,’ Obasanjo tells Doctors

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2019

By Abiodun Jimoh Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, appealed to the medical practitioners in the country to always consider the conditions of their patients before going on strikes. Obasanjo made this appeal at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMD), held at the Doctor’s