HEALTH

Stop paying lip service to water provision, FG urges states

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2019

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu on Thursday urged state governments to priotitise access to provision of potable water supply and stop paying ‘lip service’ to the issue. Adamu told newsmen in preparation for the commemoration of the 2019 World Water Day slated for March 22,

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NCDC registers 83 death, 381 confirmed Lassa fever cases in 2019

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2019

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC ) has registered 83 deaths, 381 confirmed cases and 1,279 suspected cases of Lassa fever in 2019. Dr Kola Jinadu, Senior Technical Adviser to the NCDC Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Tuesday. He was speaking at a health […]

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A’Ibom is HIV/AIDS most prevalent state – Survey

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2019

Akwa Ibom has overtaken Benue in the HIV/AIDS index, making it the state with highest prevalence rate in Nigeria, the Nigerian HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Assessment Survey (NAIIS) has revealed. The findings released last week by the National Action Committee for the Control of AIDS (NACA) showed that 5.5percent of the people are living with […]

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Expert calls for regular eye check to prevent glaucoma

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2019

A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Festus Osoba, on Sunday urged Nigerians to ensure regular check of their eyes with the right professional to prevent late presentation of glaucoma disease. Osoba, who is the Founder of LADKEM Eye Hospital, Surulere in Lagos, said this on the sidelines of an event to commemorate the 2019 World Glaucoma Week. […]

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Health sector: FG battles $10bn annual infrastructure deficit

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2019

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, said that the country’s health sector has an annual deficit running into about 10 billion dollars (N3.06 trillion), in infrastructure gap. Mashi, who was represented by Dr Omobolanle Olowu, the Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) at the Ministry disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja […]

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Buhari asks private sector to fund HIV/AIDS related activities

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the private sector to provide funds for HIV/AIDS-related activities. The President noted that a lot of people are being infected with the virus and over a million don’t have access to the treatment and care. He stated this on Wednesday when he attended the announcement of the Nigeria HIV/AIDS indicator […]