HEALTH

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

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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 […]

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Malnutrition, disease loom in Nigeria, others – UNICEF

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The UN Children’s Fund has warned that malnutrition, thirst and disease threaten lives of millions of children in North East Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. Manuel Fontaine, the UNICEF Director for Emergency Programmes, said in a statement issued in New York, United States of America that continued humanitarian action was crucial in saving children’s […]

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FG introduces new guidelines to curtail HIV spread

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it was set to implement new guidelines for HIV prevention, treatment and care to consolidate previous efforts in tackling the scourge. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, stated this at the opening of a two-day North-West Zonal Dissemination of 2016 National Guidelines for HIV prevention, Treatment and Care […]

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At last, a vaccine to fight cholesterol

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

A cholesterol-lowering vaccine has successfully prevented heart disease in mice — and humans could be next. Known as AT04A, the vaccine triggers the production of antibodies that target an enzyme involved in regulating levels of blood cholesterol. When injected into mice, the vaccine treatment cut their total blood cholesterol by 53% over 12 months and […]

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Cholera kills 1, 146 in Yemen-WHO

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Yemen rose to 1,146 over the past two months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, on Tuesday. The UN health agency said the outbreak affected 20 of Yemen’s 22 provinces since it was first reported at the end of April. Cholera, which is contracted through contaminated water […]