HEALTH

Obaseki assures of quality healthcare service as work progresses on 20 primary healthcare centres

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2018

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has assured that his administration would take quality healthcare services to the doorsteps of all Edo residents no matter how far flung their locations to the urban areas are. Obaseki gave the assurance while reviewing the progress report on the 20 primary

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Cancer will kill 10million people in 2018

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2018

Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, experts said Wednesday, warning the disease’s global burden continues to rise in spite of better prevention and earlier diagnosis. An estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases were predicted worldwide for 2018 — with 9.6 million deaths, said a report of the International Agency for Research on […]

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Oba Ogunwusi backs VGADA, an NGO campaigning against drug abuse

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2018

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has threw his weight behind Vanguard Against Drug Abuse VGADA an NGO campaigning against drug abuse particularly among youths. Ooni, who commended the NGO indicated interest in the organisation applauded the success recorded within the very short period of operation. Oba Ogunwusi stated […]

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Tuberculosis: Medical expert tasks nursing mothers to ensure their children take BCG vaccine

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2018

Director of Disease Control, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Osamwonyi Irowa has tasked nursing mothers to join the fight against the spread of tuberculosis infection by submitting their children for Baccilus Calment Guerin Vaccine, (BCG). Moved by the recent rate of the disease in the society, Dr. Irowa, gave the charge at an event […]

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Syphilis: The return of the deadly sexually transmitted disease and how ti know you’re infected

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2018

Berlin today, New York or Bangkok tomorrow and a different bed mate at each stop over. And with that, the chance of getting infected with syphilis also increases. “Safe sex” – the mantra of the 1980s following the outbreak of the HIV pandemic – is no longer practiced as rigorously as it was back then. Young people […]

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Outbreak of diarrhoea hits Borno

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2018

Borno state government has raised the alarm over the outbreak of diarrhoea, reporting 1,068 cases. The f Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) hit 10 local government areas of the state. Dr. Haruna Mshelia, the Commissioner for Health, said in Maiduguri on that the ministry and other partners were already responding to the incident. He said that […]