HEALTH

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

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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. […]

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Tuberculosis: Organisation treats 68 children in Borno

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2018

An international medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it has provided free treatment to 68 children suffering from tuberculosis in Borno in the past six months. MSF, otherwise called Doctors without Borders, said on Monday in Maiduguri that the children were treated at its medical facility at Fori area of Maiduguri. Dr Muhammad Abdullahi, […]

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Saraki meets Bill Gates, Dangote over health financing

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2018

The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, met with Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates and African Business Mogul, Alh. Aliko Dangote to proffer solutions to financing healthcare in Nigeria. Saraki who was accompanied by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, had the breakfast with the business magnates and […]