HEALTH

In Kaduna, Army distributes 1000 mosquito nets to communities

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army has distributed more than 1000 treated mosquito nets to residents of Hayin Danmani community in Kaduna North Local Government, Kaduna State. Spokesman of the division, Col. Kingsley Umoh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna that the

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STD becoming harder and impossible to treat-WHO

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Gonorrhea is becoming harder and in some cases impossible to treat with antibiotics, the World Health Organization said. “The bacteria that cause gonorrhea are particularly smart. Every time we use a new class of antibiotics to treat the infection, the bacteria evolve to resist them,” said Teodora Wi, a human reproduction specialist at the WHO, […]

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Cough Syrup with codeine most abuse in Nasarawa State-NDLEA

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that the cough syrup, Codeine, is the most abused drug in Nasarawa State. Mr Sumaila Ethan, NDLEA Commander in the state made the disclosure at a news conference held at the agency’s state headquarters in Lafia on Tuesday to commemorate 2017 UN International Day Against Drug Abuse […]

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Nigeria has the highest TB record in Africa-Minister

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday said Nigeria has the highest tuberculosis record in Africa, stressing that 80 per cent of the cases in the country yet to be diagnosed. Adewole spoke at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, while receiving laboratory equipment for the TB laboratory. The equipment was donated by the […]

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NAFDAC urges exporters to stop embarrassing Nigeria

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerian exporters to stop embarrassing the country by obtaining the agency’s certification of products. The Spokesman of NAFDAC, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, gave the advice while fielding questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja on the rejection of […]

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Pharmacists advocate stiffer penalties for drug trafficking, abuse

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on the Federal Government to ensure stiffer punishment for perpetrators of drug trafficking to curb the menace in the country. Mr Jelili Kilani, Chairman of PSN FCT Branch, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday to mark […]