HEALTH

Maternal mortality: We must all take responsibility – Aisha Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, yesterday urged Nigerian stakeholders to take responsibility and strategic action towards addressing the high maternal and child mortality in the country. Mrs Buhari spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital during a three day training workshop for the

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‘Fake’ doctor accused of infecting 46 with HIV

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

India is investigating claims an unlicensed doctor infected at least 46 people with HIV by re-using syringes, the latest case to expose the paucity of healthcare in the country of 1.25 billion. Police in Uttar Pradesh have registered a criminal case against Rajendra Yadav, who provided cheap door-to-door medical services to poor villagers in the […]

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Buhari overrules Health Minister, reinstates suspended NHIS chief

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf. Yusuf was suspended by the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct. He was found guilty of alleged offences that ranged from nepotism to theft of public funds. Premium Times reports […]

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Lassa fever death toll hits 31 in 15 states

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2018

Health minister Isaac Adewole Monday announced that the outbreak of Lassa fever has spread to 15 states, recording 31 deaths. He added that there had been 105 laboratory confirmed cases and three probable cases. The minister told the Emergency National Council of Health in Abuja that cases were recorded in Bauchi, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Benue, […]

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Nigerian mum with £500K hospital bill in UK says she can’t pay

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2018

A Nigerian mum, who delivered quadruplets prematurely in Britain and who has racked up a bill of £500,000 in one of the largest hospitals, said she will be unable to pay. The 43-year-old, named only as Priscilla, went into labour three months early shortly after landing at Heathrow airport in November, Mail Online reported today. When first […]

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25 medical experts trained on HIV rapid test kits

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2018

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) says it has trained 25 medical experts on post market validation of HIV rapid test kits in Nigeria. Mrs Oyebimpe Balogun, the Programme Manager, Laboratories, IIHVN, said in Abuja that the capacity building was achieved in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health. She the beneficiaries would be […]