HEALTH

WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY: OVER 2000 WORKERS GET FREE MEDICAL SERVICES

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2017

The Ogun State Government in collaboration with health partners has conducted free medical screening exercise for over 2000 public servants to commemorate the 2017 World Hypertension Day.  ‎The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunda Ipaye, made this known during this year’s celebration

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FG offers free surgeries to 4, 349 Nigerians

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

The Federal Government says it provided free surgeries to 4,349 patients and screened 17,793 indigent Nigerians in 2016. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in a statement issued by Boade Akinola, the Director Media and Public Relations of the ministry, on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement said the ministry had set a […]

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Nizamiye Hospital: Celebrating 3 Years of Delivering Quality Health Service To Nigerians

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

Nizamiye means Gateway in Arabic. That is the name of the Nigerian Turkish Hospital in Abuja; the Nigeria Turkish Nizamiye Hospital established by Turkish investors in the country under the aegis of the First Surat Group of Companies. The high profile, well-equipped hospital is the healthcare arm of the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC), writes […]

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Meningitis kills 230 leaves 3,774 affected in 15 days amid claim of declining infection rate

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

Amid claim of declining infection rate by the National Meningitis Emergency Operations Centre (NMEOC) Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed 230 and affected 3,774 Nigerians in the last 15 days, The Guardian reports. NAIJ.com gathered that despite speculations that vaccines are in short supply, the unit, set up by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]

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Ebola outbreak in Central Africa: FG calls for heightened vigilance by Nigerians

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called for heightened vigilance and intensified awareness efforts by Nigerians on the symptoms of hemorrhagic fevers. The Minister noted that health care providers and the general public must immediately report any sign of illness to the public health officials immediately. The Federal Government in response to the […]

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Ebola: WHO deploys investigation team to DRC

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed an investigation team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following reported outbreak of the Ebola virus in the country. WHO Executive Director for Emergencies, Peter Salama, in a statement on Friday, said at least one person had died of the virus. “An investigation team led by […]