HEALTH

Toyin Saraki, WHO Directors meet on Healthcare in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2018

In a bid to strengthen health coverage in Nigeria, Mrs Toyin Saraki on Monday met with WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti. The meeting is part of the meeting of the Global Policy Group (GPG), the highest level of internal

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Polio immunisation: Jigawa LG entices children with sweets

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2018

The Miga Local Government Area of Jigawa says it has purchased 25 cartons of sweets to woo children to participate in the ongoing polio immunisation. The Information Officer of the council, Alhaji Abdullahi Yakubu, made this knwon to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday. Yakubu said that the sweets would help the […]

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Cholera kills 40 Congolese in overcrowded Uganda refugee camps – Aid agencies

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2018

A cholera outbreak in overcrowded refugee camps in Uganda has killedn40 people and infected more than 2,000 as health workers rush to stem the spread, aid agencies said. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said 70,000 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Uganda this year due […]

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‘Notorious cabals in presidency’ have turned NHIS into ATM – PDP

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday alleged that cabals in the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have turned the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) into their “Automated Teller Machine (ATM) where funds are taken at their conveniences.” PDP made the disclosure while alleging of fresh plot by the APC-led Federal Government to […]

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Group announces app to track illegal dumpsites across Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2018

An environmental group, ‘’Let’s Do It Nigeria’’, said it has developed a mobile app to help track trash points and illegal dumpsites across the country. The Marketing and Public Relations Manager of the group, Gafar Olorunleke, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Sunday in Lagos. Mr Olorunleke said […]

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Eight persons die as strange disease hits Kano

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2018

No fewer than eight persons have been confirmed dead after a strange disease ravaged Dungurawa village, in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The strange disease, report says, started about a week ago in the community and has created panic as it was said to be claiming lives almost on a daily basis. […]