HEALTH

447 foreign trained doctors fail assessment exam

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2018

No fewer than 447 of the 686 foreign trained doctors who wrote the assessment test of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) failed. The Federal Government decried the poor performance of the foreign trained medical and dental graduates as only 249 were successful in the examination

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Lassa fever kills two pregnant women in Benue

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2018

The Benue State Government, Thursday, confirmed that two pregnant women and one other person have died in Makurdi as a result of outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Cecilia Ojabo, who disclosed this to our correspondent in Makurdi, Benue State, said one of the pregnant women […]

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15% of young Nigerians lose virginity before age 15 – NACA

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2018

More young Nigerians are engaging in sex much earlier, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS has said. According to the Director-General of NACA, Sani Aliyu, at least 15 per cent of Nigerian youth now lose their virginity before the age of 15. The agency also raised an alarm that the Nigerian youth are […]

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Factional staff of NHIS rally in support of reinstated executive secretary

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2018

Some workers of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, on Monday pledged to support their reinstated Executive Secretary, Usman Yusuf, to reposition the scheme. The workers staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of NHIS in support of Mr. Yusuf under the aegis of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, and Medical […]

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Breaking: 50 policemen sealed NHIS headquarters

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2018

About 50 policemen have been deployed in the National Health Insurance Scheme headquarters in Abuja. Our correspondent who is at the agency learnt that some persons believed to be in support of the recently reinstated Executive Secretary of the NHIS boss,  Prof. Usman Yusuf, are expected to hold a solidarity rally at the agency. Yusuf, […]

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Drinking hot tea can cause esophageal cancer – Study

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

Drinking hot or burning hot tea is associated with an increased risk for esophageal cancer when combined with excessive alcohol or tobacco use, a recent study showed. The study, published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine, was conducted by Chinese researchers from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Peking University. The study […]