HEALTH

EU launches solar project to power health facilities in Plateau

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2025

The European Union (EU) has launched the Solar for Health Project in Plateau State in order to ensure that healthcare facilities have unhindered access to reliable electricity for medical equipment, providing better healthcare services for local communities in the North Central State. According

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Kogi government to spend over N4bn on malaria prevention

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2025

The Kogi State Government is to spend over ₦4 Billion(Four Billion Naira) on malaria prevention across its healthcare system in the state. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo made this known at the launch of a malaria prevention campaign to combat the prevalence of the disease with the distribution of free drugs and test-kits across healthcare facilities […]

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Trump halts HIV funding for Nigeria, others

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2025

The United States Government has halted the support for Human Immunodeficiency Virus treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an order by President Donald Trump. The action originates from Trump’s executive order on foreign aid, which he signed on his first day in office. The US State Department stopped the disbursement of funds from […]

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Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commenced a three-day strike to protest unpaid salaries and other benefits.

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2025

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration, on Wednesday, began a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, said the strike followed the expiration of the three-week ultimatum issued last year. Recall that the […]

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Group steps up awareness on HPV vaccination uptake

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2025

An advocacy working group, Family Health Initiative Ogun (FAHIO), has intensified efforts to ensure that members of the public have understanding and derivable benefits of vaccinating girl child against Human Pipillomavirus (HPV), that causes cervical cancer in women. This indication emerged during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the group at Oke-Mosan,

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Zulum orders free eye surgery for 10,000 people

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2025

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has announced the setting up of an eye camp, a programme that will provide free eye surgeries for 10,000 residents of the state suffering from various visual impairments, including cataracts. Zulum made the announcement on Monday when he flagged off a free eye surgery operations programme jointly organised by […]