HEALTH

Ebola cases in DR Congo hits 560 – Official

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2019

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached at least 560, with 368 deaths, the Ministry of Public Health  has confirmed . “Ebola — the situation on Wednesday, January 2, 2019: a total of 608 cases (560 confirmed and 48 possible), 368 people died and 207 have

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Dangote Flour unveils products to boost nutritional health

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2018

Dangote Flour on Monday unveiled two products – Semolina and Whole Wheatmeal – toward boosting the nutritional health of Nigerians. Mr Anthony Chiejina, the Group Head, Corporate Communication, said that the products emanated from the company’s desire to improve fortification of consumers and put tasty and nutritious meals on the tables of Nigerians. Also, Halima […]

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FG urges PLWHA to disclose status

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2018

Persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) have been advised to disclose their status to their partners and other relevant authorities in order to curb the spread. Dr Ijaodola Olugbenga, Head, National AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Programme of the Federal Ministry of Health gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency […]

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WHO puts ebola death in DRC at 357

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2018

The World Health Organisation has said there were a total of 591 Ebola cases, 543 of which are confirmed, and 357 deaths, 309 of which are confirmed, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It said some aspects of the response to the Ebola outbreak had been temporarily disrupted in Beni and Butembo following elections-related […]

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Red Alert! 24 Ebola patients abscond from treatment centre in Congo

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2018

There is palpable health threat as 24 Ebola patients slipped out of a treatment center this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The disappearance of these patients is raising fears that the virus may spread as health officials raced to trace anyone they may have encountered. According to the country’s health ministry, the patients […]

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States, LGAs alerted on use of detergents by fruit vendors

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2018

A vegetable and fruit expert, Dr Ikechi Agbugba, on Thursday, urged states and local governments to check traders and food vendors using detergents to wash fruits, vegetables, root tubers and nuts. Agbugba, a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Port Harcourt, gave this advice in Lagos. According to him, the […]