HEALTH

No confirmed case of monkeypox in Abuja – FCTA

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2017

Dr Humpherey Okoroukwu, the Acting Director, Public Health, Federal Capital Territory Administration, says there is no confirmed case of monkeypox in Abuja. Okoroukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview in Abuja on Thursday that though there were two suspected cases reported at

HEALTH

No immunization of our children going on in Abia schools – Ikpeazu

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2017

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has urged residents of the state to disregard rumors of immunization of our school children by a military medical team. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos. On Wednesday, schools were hurriedly closed in all the five South […]

HEALTH

Monkey pox cases in Nigeria now 33

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has confirmed that 33 suspected cases of Monkey pox had so far been recorded in seven states of the federation. Adewole made this known to State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]

HEALTH

Senate: Kano youth, women consume 3m bottles of codeine daily

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

Over 3m bottles of codeine syrup are consumed daily in Kano and Jigawa states by women and youths, the Senate said yesterday. DAILY TRUST report that the revelation was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Senator Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai (APC,Borno) and 37 others on the need to check the rising menace of […]

HEALTH

Cholera Kills 184 In Eight Nigerian States In 2017 – NCDC

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2017

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says no fewer than 184 persons died from an outbreak of cholera in eight states across the country this year. Nanpring Williams, the Surveillance Focal Person of the NCDC, said this at the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Sector Meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in Abuja […]

HEALTH

Monkeypox spreads to Lagos, two cases recorded- Commissioner

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2017

Lagos State commissioner for Health, Dr.  Jide Idris, on Monday said that two suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in the state. The Commissioner disclosed this at a news conference on Monday, saying that the two suspected cases were currently under observation in health facilities  in the state. “Though no confirmed case has been […]