HEALTH

35 containers of Tramadol seized at ports-NAFDAC

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2018

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says not fewer than 35 containers of Tramadol have been seized at various ports in the country. Adeyeye disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on

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Ebola: WHO records 62 cases, 27 deaths in Congo

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2018

World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said they have recorded 62 Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during this latest outbreak, with 38 confirmations and 27 deaths. Deputy Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and Response of WHO, Dr Peter Salama reported in Geneva that “very strong progress” in response to the Ebola outbreak in […]

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TB kills 1.6m yearly, UN calls for action

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2018

The UN has said no fewer than 1.6 million people are killed annually by tuberculosis(TB) and the disease would cost about one trillion dollars in economic loss by 2050. “Despite being curable and treatable, TB kills more than 1.6 million people every year and only about half the cases are diagnosed properly. “The disease also […]

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JOHESU members in NAFDAC resume work

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2018

Members of the Joint Health Sector Union ( JOHESU ) on Monday resumed work at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC ), after the six-week old strike. The News men correspondent who visited the headquarters of the agency in Abuja reports that the workers were seen in various offices […]

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BREAKING: JOHESU agrees to call-off strike in 48hrs

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2018

The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, on Wednesday agreed to suspend its six weeks old strike on Friday, June 1, 2018. This decision followed the intervention of the National Industrial Court, NIC, which offered to take over the mediation process between the striking health workers and the government. According to the union, its consideration of […]

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Drug Abuse: Build Strong, Religious Children, Not Broken Men, Ipinmisho Tells Muslim Faithful By Abdul Rahman Aliagan

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2018

Muslims all over the country have been advised to build a very strong and religious children rather than repairing broken men. This was a ‘take-home’ message at the  Special Ramadan lecture organised by Nasirul-Lahi-Li-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Abuja branch, Sunday, titled: The Menace of Drug Abuse: The Islamic Solutions, delivered by Barrister Sulaiman Lanre […]