HEALTH

Aisha Buhari calls for joint efforts to eradicate maternal death

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday called on well-meaning Nigerians and development partners to complement the Federal Government efforts to eradicate preventable child and maternal death. Buhari made the call while performing the ground breaking ceremony of a 250-bed

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Plateau confirms fourth case of Lassa fever in two weeks

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

The Plateau State Commissioner ‎for Health, Dr Kuden Deyin on Tuesday confirmed another case of Lassa fever in the state. Deyin who made the confirmation to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Jos, said the patient who was brought-in from Garkawa in Mikang Local Government Area was displaying symptoms of Lassa fever. “After blood […]

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For approving Sprite and Fanta Court orders NAFDAC to pay N2million fine

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2017

A Lagos State High Court has ordered that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to pay a fine of 2 million naira for approving Sprite and Fanta, products of the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC). The court also dismissed NBC’s application filed before the court seeking a stay of execution of […]

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Universal cure for HIV, cancer underway—Nobel Laureate

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2017

A Nobel Laureate, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, says  efforts are  ongoing to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer through collaboration. Barre-Sinoussi, a co-discoverer of  the HIV,  said this in Paris  while conducting some select journalists  on a  tour of the sophisticated laboratories at Institut Pasteur. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that

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IAS, WHO collaborate on new HIV research agendas

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2017

To improve the outcomes for children and adolescents living with HIV, the International AIDS Society(IAS) and the  World Health Organisation (WHO) have developed  new priority research agendas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the IAS’s Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) and WHO presented the agendas  at a satellite

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People who die from AIDS have reduced – UN

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

The United Nations says the annual number of people who die from AIDS has nearly halved from 1.9 million to one million between 2005 and 2016. According to the UNAIDS agency, the share of people with HIV who have access to medical treatment has also risen to above 50 per cent for the first time. […]