HEALTH

Edo Government to Partner FG on HIV/AIDS Management

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2017

The Edo State Government has expressed readiness to partner with the Federal Government to close the existing gaps in the management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Governor Godwin Obaseki disclosed this when he played host to the

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Kogi government denies Lassa fever outbreak, as strange disease kills 50

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2017

Kogi State Government has debunked the reported outbreak of Lassa fever in the State. The Commissioner For Health in the State, Dr Saka Haruna spoke to newsmen over reported outbreak of a strange disease was spotted in Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa all in Yagba West, Local Government Area of the state Dr Haruna while noting […]

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Indiscriminate dumping of waste causes malaria– Ecologist

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

An ecologist, Mr Habib Omotosho, has urged the three tiers of government to invest in liquid waste management and prevent people from indiscriminate dumping of waste to reduce malaria scourge. Omotosho, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, urged people to imbibe the culture of taking care of their environment. […]

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Why medical tourism is on the increase among Nigerians – Dino Melaye

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has blamed the failure of political leaders to provide basic health infrastructures across the country for the rising spate of medical tourism among Nigerians. He made this known when he addressed journalists on the sideline of a fund raising event tagged ‘Nigerians4Nigeria’ organized by […]

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Red Cross recovers 179 bodies from Sierra Leone mudslide

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

he Red Cross says 179 bodies have been brought to the central morgue in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, after a mudslide in the outskirts of the city on Monday morning. Red Cross spokesman Abu Tarawallie said by telephone that the death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are recovered. NAN reports that Vice […]

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190,000 insecticide-mosquito treated nets for Akoko-Edo

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Dr Sunday Yerumoh, Director, Primary Health Care, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Edo, said on Monday that 190,000 insecticide-mosquito treated nets had been distributed to fight malaria in the area. Yerumoh disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Igarra, headquarters of the local government area. He said that the treated […]