HEALTH

Monkeypox: Rumour of forced military vaccination spreads to Ondo, disrupts school sessions

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

School activities were abruptly brought to an end in Akure and other major towns in Ondo State on Tuesday as the rumour of forced military vaccinations of school pupils by Monkeypox virus spread across the state. At about 11a.m., panicky parents were seen running in different directions to pick

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Breaking: Monkey pox patient commits suicide in Bayelsa

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

One of the patients receiving medical care for Monkey Pox at the quarantine centre in Bayelsa sState has committed suicide. The development was made known by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu. Addressing a press conference in Yenagoa, Etebu said the deceased was among the 21 suspected cases of Monkey pox that […]

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BREAKING: FG confirms three cases of Monkeypox

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The Nigerian government says three suspected samples of the deadly Monkeypox virus sent to Senegal for testing, have been confirmed. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, announced this Monday. The samples were sent to the World Health Orgaisation, WHO’s laboratory in Dakar, the Senegalese capital. The federal government sent the samples for analysis at the […]

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Lack of marker pens halt immunisation in Kebbi

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The Kebbi State Government on Monday suspended the polio immunisation exercise meant to commence across the 225 wards of its 21 local government areas due to lack of marker pens. The National Polio Immunisation (NPI) Manager for Birnin-Kebbi Local Government, Alhaji Bello Umar, confirmed the suspension in an interview with newsmen after the flag-off of […]

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No monkeypox in Lagos, says FG

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The Federal Ministry of Health says all the Monkey Pox test samples obtained from Lagos tested negative. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this during a press conference in Abuja on Monday. He said only four cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Nigeria. Adewole said, “As of October 13, 2017, there were […]

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Aisha Buhari, Others Goofed: Aso Rock Clinic Didn’t Receive N11.01b Allocation – Presidency

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2017

The Presidency has disputed the claim that the State House Medical Centre located inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja received allocations amounting to N11.01 billion between 2015 and 2017. The allegation gained public prominence when Hajia Aisha Buhari, the First Lady and wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, demanded the probe of the allocation to the medical centre