HEALTH

NMA worried as 88 doctors quit Kogi civil service

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2019

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to reverse the ‘current internal drift’ of doctors and other healthcare workers in the state. The association made the appeal in a statement issued to newsmen in Lokoja on Monday by the state NMA Chairman, Dr Kabiru

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Plateau records 17 new Lassa fever cases, 5 deaths

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2019

The Plateau State Government has confirmed 17 new Lassa Fever cases in the state. Commissioner for Health in the State Dr. Kamshak Kuden, while confirming the new cases of Lassa Fever said so far the state has recorded five deaths within the past few days. Details are yet to be disclosed on the location of […]

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Lassa fever kills four in Plateau

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2019

Four people have died of Lassa fever in Plateau State. The state commissioner for health, Kunde Deyin, confirmed the deaths The incident is coming barely one week after the Nigerian Army announced the death of a soldier in Plateau from the disease. Newsmen reported the death of the soldier who was attached to 3 Division […]

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Nigeria raises emergency response to Lassa fever

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2019

Following the confirmation at least 60 cases of Lassa fever, the federal government has raised the alarm and activated emergency response centres. The government’s action signals the official declaration of the outbreak of the disease. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, […]

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Kwara confirms cases of Lassa Fever, Yellow fever, Polio

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2019

The Kwara State Government has confirmed two cases of Lassa Fever infecting a husband and wife in the state. The government also confirmed an outbreak of circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus which claimed the life of a two-year-old girl and a case of Yellow Fever infecting a farmer. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday during at […]

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How N5bn Cardiac and Renal Facility was abandoned in Lagos

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2019

March 18, 2015 is a supposed-messianic date to remember as a ray of hope beamed for about 25 million Nigerians (13.9 per cent of the 180 million people) suffering from life debilitating cardiac and renal diseases. It was a day when the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola inaugurated the N5 billion ultra-modern […]