HEALTH

Finally, Five Doctors Infected With Lassa Fever Discharged

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Five doctors infected with Lassa fever at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, have been discharged, according to a statement signed by Dr. Olufemi Fasanmade, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee for LUTH Management. Fasanmade in a statement on Wednesday said that all the

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UCH doctors to join nationwide strike- Olaopa

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Dr Olusegun Olaopa, the President, Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, Ibadan chapter, on Wednesday said resident doctors in the hospital would commence an indefinite strike on September 4. Olaopa, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, said that the decision was in line with directive from the National Executive […]

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Expert sheds light on vaginal yeast infection

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

Dr Mojirayo Ajayi, a Consultant Family Physician at De-Cross Maternity Hospital, Jericho Ibadan, says half of women affected with vaginal yeast infection are unaware of the disease. Ajayi made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday. “There is a specie of yeast known as Candida that […]

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Fed govt spends N4bn on health interventions in Northeast – minister

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health has spent over N4 billion on the humanitarian crisis in the North-east region of the country. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, disclosed this at the commemoration of the 2017 World Humanitarian Day in Abuja. Mr. Adewole said the money was spent on purchasing relief materials, drugs, […]

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Watch out for arsenic poisoning from rice (1)

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Rice is a cereal grain that is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third highest worldwide production after sugar cane and maize. With the recession in our part of the world, rice has now become one […]

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Nigerian doctors can treat Mr. President if…..NMA

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2017

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared that Nigerian doctors could treat the president if the working conditions were provided adding that its members are capable of handling any ailment. In a communique issued after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, Mike Ogirima and Yusuf Tanko Sununu, President and Secretary of the association, […]