HEALTH

Buhari ‘lacks faith’ in Nigeria’s health system, says BBC

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

BBC has included President Muhammadu Buhari in the category of five African presidents who have “an apparent lack of faith in the health systems at home”. Presidents Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria), Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe), Jose Eduardo dos Santos (Angola) and Patrice Talon (Benin) were the

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Nigeria to end open drugs market in 2018

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Saturday said the Federal Government was determined to stop the sale of drugs in open markets in the country at the end of 2018. Adewole made this known when he visited the site for the construction of a Pharmaceutical Coordinated Wholesale Centre at Oba, near Onitsha in […]

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Hepatitis E ‘kills four pregnant women in Borno, 400 IDPs infected’

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

At least four pregnant women have died, while more than 400 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been infected with hepatitis E in Ngala council area of Borno state. Nicolerta Bellio, MSF medical coordinator, disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri, the state capital. Bellio said the highly contagious disease, which infiltrated the camp from Niger, […]

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Expert wants FG to use PPP to improve healthcare

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Dr Aminu Mai, General Manager, Hospital Management Board, FCT, urged Federal and state governments to leverage on Public Private Partnership initiatives to address the health challenges in their states. He gave the advice on Friday at the Annual General Meeting and Scientific session of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter in Abuja. The theme […]

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Lassa fever: NMA urges more public enlightenment, hygiene

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

As Lassa fever outbreak resurfaced in Lagos State, the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has called for more public enlightenment and personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the disease. A factional Chairman of NMA, Dr. Olubunmi Omojowolo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. Omojowolo […]

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Fathers should encourage their wives to engage in exclusive breastfeeding for six months-Commissioner

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, ​has advised fathers ​to allow their babies ​enjoy the period of breastfeeding. ​He said this in a message to ​a Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign organised by ​the Lagos ​c​hapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ)​/​ The commissioner, represented by Mrs Toro Oladapo, a former NAWOJ President