HEALTH

U.S. Donates 1.6m Nets To Nasarawa

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

The United States President’s Malaria Initiative jointly implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have donated 1.6 million bed nets for distribution in Nasarawa State. A statement by the U.S. Embassy on Friday in Abuja

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Only three local govts in Nigeria free from open defecation-UNICEF alleges

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2018

A Water and Sanitation Hygiene specialist, Idrissa Yeo, has stated that only three local governments in the country are free from open defecation. Yeo stated this on Tuesday in a two-day media dialogue and workshop organized by the Federal Ministry of Information in conjunction with the United Nations Children’s Fund. He listed the local governments […]

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Reps to investigate alleged illegal withdrawal of N10bn from NHIS fund

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2018

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, resolved to investigate alleged illegal withdrawal of N10 billion from the National Health Insurance Scheme Fund. This was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Chike Okafor (Imo-APC) at plenary. Moving the motion earlier, Okafor had said that NHIS was established to ensure that every Nigerian […]

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Lassa fever deaths rise to 110 in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

Lassa fever has claimed 110 lives in Nigeria since the beginning of the year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said Tuesday, in one of the worst outbreaks since 2016. The World Heath Organisation last week said the epidemic had reached record highs with 317 laboratory confirmed cases and 72 people dead. “Since the onset […]

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Lassa fever: Nigerian death toll rises to 90

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has officially confirmed the death of 90 persons from Lassa fever. The situation report from NCDC for week eight, released on Friday disclosed that from January 1 to February 25, 2018, 1081 suspected cases and 90 deaths have been reported from 18 states rising from the initial 54 […]

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19m babies risk brain damage annually due to lack of iodine – UNICEF

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

Nearly 19 million babies born globally every year are at risk of permanent yet preventable brain damage and reduced cognitive function due to a lack of iodine in the earliest years of life. A UN-backed report released on Thursday said the figure represents 14 per cent of the total global population of children, according to […]