HEALTH

Joy Odama 200 level student of CRUTEC died as a result of acute cocaine poison

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

The Management of National Hospital, Abuja, has revealed the cause of the death of a 200-level student of the Mass Communication Department of the Cross River State University of Science and Technology, CRUTEC, Joy Odama. The hospital said Odama died of acute cocaine poison.  According to the a

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Diarrhoea kills 279 people

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

At least 279 people have died and thousands sickened in Sudan from suspected acute diarrhoea since August, UN agencies said Monday, raising health concerns in the country ahead of the rainy season. About 87 percent of those affected are children aged five and above from across 11 states including Khartoum, the United Nations Office for […]

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WHO issues new updates on antibiotics, HIV, cancer drugs

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2017

The World Health Organization has released new advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances. The advice is among the additions to the WHO Model list of essential medicines for 2017, which includes medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and leukaemia. The updated list added […]

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Kogi doctors resume strike

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2017

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has directed its members to resume a strike they suspended two weeks ago. The association said in a statement after an emergency congress in Lokoja on Saturday that the resumption of the strike was informed by government’s alleged failure to fulfill its promises to meet their demands. Dr […]

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Hajj 2017: FG to deploy surveillance medical officers- Adewole

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2017

Federal Government has approved the deployment of surveillance officers as part of the medical mission to the 2017 Hajj pilgrimage. Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole made the disclosure during a meeting​ with officials of​ National Hajj Commission of Nigeria​, NAHCON.​ ​He explained that the deployment was aimed at detecting and controlling any disease among the

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Meningitis: Nigerian death toll rises to 1,114

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

No fewer that 1, 114 Nigeria have died of the Cerebrospinal Meningitis outbreak which hit the country in November 2016. A statement by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated that the outbreak which has been ravaging the country for 22 weeks has affected four additional local government areas bringing the total affected local governments to 226 […]