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WHO hails Saraki for commitment to healthcare in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki for his commitment to the funding of healthcare in Nigeria. The Director General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesusw who gave the commendation, hailed Saraki for pledging that the

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Midwives, nurses: Association wants employment of professionals

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2018

Ahead of the International Day of Midwife, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM-Midwives) has pleaded with the Federal Government to employ more professionally-trained midwives. Mrs Margret Akinsola, the Chairman NANNM-Midwives made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Akinsola said such step would

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U.S. govt spends $4.6 billion in 14 years on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria – Official

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2018

The US President Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has spent about $4.7billion in the past 14 years to fight HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The Country Director, US Public Health Service, Mahesh Swaminathan, stated this on Thursday at a press conference attended by Nigerian officials on the forthcoming Nigeria Aids Indicators and Impact Survey (NAIIS) in […]

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Codeine ban: NDLEA intensifies Cameroon border survillance

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2018

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adamawa Command, says it has commenced intensive surveillance on major routes along the Nigeria-Cameroon border. NDLEA said the move was sequel to the Federal Government ban on the production and importation of codeine into the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Ministry of […]

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How air pollution causes 7m deaths annually – WHO

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO), says an estimated seven million people worldwide die every year from outdoor and household air pollution. The organisation revealed on its Twitter handle @WHO on Thursday. It said that ambient air pollution alone caused 4.2 million deaths in 2016, while household air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels and technologies […]

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1, 296 Yobe IDPs risk cholera outbreak

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2018

There are indications that the 1, 296 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pompomari camp, Damaturu, may face cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases due to absence of water and sanitation facilities. According to the inmates,  they get water once a day, while their toilet facilities are not being maintained. NAN correspondent on a delegation of […]