HEALTH

VGADA to partner schools on drug abuse

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2018

Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), an NGO, says it will partner with Secondary Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to campaign against illicit drug consumption among students in the territory. The President of the NGO, Dr Hope Abraham, disclosed this in an interview with the News

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‘81,481 persons live with HIV in Ondo’

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2018

No fewer than 81,481 persons are living with the dreadful virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Ondo State, a top health official said. Dr Sani Aliu, the Director-General of the National Agency for Control of Aids (NACA), confirmed this on Thursday in Ondo, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Aliu said this […]

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NNPC plans to build state-of-the-art hospitals in three states to halt medical tourism

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2018

In what looks like a reminiscence of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced what it described as “a major national healthcare intervention project” designed to halt medical tourism to foreign destinations through the provision of state-of-the-art hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country. The corporation

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VGADA Set to Eradicate Drug Abuse in Secondary Schools Presents – Independence from adolescents drug abuse

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2018

In line with the Independence Day celebration, Vanguard against Drug Abuse (VGADA) is set to put an end on the incessant report of drug abuse among secondary school students in the country by initiating “Independence from adolescent drug abuse”. The event which is designated to keep-off on 1st of October, 2018, by 10am will mark the […]

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Buhari calls for collaboration to fight tuberculosis + photos

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari, has called on world leaders to collaborate and fight tuberculosis. The President advocated the need for a global synergy that will connect national responses and require new drugs for the disease. President Buhari made the call On Wednesday when he spoke at a high-level meeting on the Fight Against Tuberculosis, at the […]

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Edo government trains 174 health workers, shortlists over 1,700 PHC workers for capacity building

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2018

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has confirmed that a total of 174 health workers have been trained in selected Primary Healthcare Centres across the state. He also revealed that another 1,700 others were shortlisted to partake in the exercise under the administration’s Health Improvement Programme (HIP), which is a coordinated effort to reposition primary