HEALTH

Non-Compliance with Environmental Laws, FG Threatens to Sanction Erring Facilities

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2024

The federal government has threatened to sanction any facility that fails to comply with environmental laws in its operation. The warning was given on Thursday by the Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations (NESREA), Dr. Innocent Barikor while receiving a brief

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ID, Taraba Commission Remodeled PCR Laboratory

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2024

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Taraba State government have commissioned the remodeled Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Laboratory at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jalingo for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and other priority diseases testing and treatment monitoring. In April 2023, a devastating fire destroyed the PCR laboratory, which

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HOMEF’s Nnimmo Bassey Receives Wallenberg Medal for Humanitarian Contributions

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2024

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has celebrated with her Executive Director, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, on the prestigious honour of the 2024 Wallenberg Medal. Bassey is the first Nigerian and the fifth African to have received the award. He joins the ranks of other giants like South Africa’s Helen Suzman (1992), Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2008), […]

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Doctors Discover Key, Nail Clippers, Knife Inside Man During Surgery

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2024

Doctors in India were shocked to find keys, nail clippers, and even a knife from the stomach of a man, reported to be in his early twenties.  A footage of the team extracting metal implements is going viral.The issue came to light after the unnamed patient’s mother noticed that she was missing the keys to […]

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FG Threatens Striking Doctors

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2024

The federal government has berated the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, over its decision to embark on a seven-day warning strike. The government said the action of the doctors fell short of expectations, given that the issue that led them to embark on the warning strike was being addressed. To this end, the government […]

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NNPC Launches Vision First Programme in Ilaje Community, Lagos

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2024

… Over 1,000 Individuals Receive Free Eye-care Services The NNPC Ltd has flagged off the third edition of the Vision First Programme, as part of comprehensive community-focused healthcare outreach targeted at the Ilaje community and its environs in Bariga, Lagos State.   The Vision First programme is a continuation of NNPC Ltd/ SNEPCo Production Sharing Contract