HEALTH

BREAKING: Meningitis epidemic kills 745 in one week, says FG

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The toll in a suspected meningitis epidemic in Nigeria has killed 745 people, a rise of over 250 in just over a week, the federal government said on Wednesday. Over 8,000 suspected cases of the disease have been reported across the country over the past five months although most have occurred

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Meningitis vaccines go missing in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Two officials of Bungudu local council in Zamfara have been ordered to produce the missing meningitis vaccines allocated to the area or be sanctioned. The affected officials are the local council’s director of health, Rabiu Dansadau and the councillor of health, Sanusi Umar. Aliyu Kagara, chairman of the state sub-committee for the procurement, management and […]

HEALTH

Governor bans consumption of Coke, Fanta, Sprite in government functions

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has banned the consumption of Coke, Sprite and Fanta at government functions in the state. The ban follows reports alleging that some soft drinks could be dangerous to health. The governor gave the order during a meeting with traditional rulers and town union executives in the state. Recall […]

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Meningitis kills 10 in Sokoto LGA – Chairman

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2017

Meningitis has killed no fewer than 10 persons in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the last few weeks, its Chairman, Alhaji Jabbi Shagari, had said. Shagari said on Tuesday in Sokoto that ”the deaths were recorded out of the several cases that are being treated across the local government”. ”Happily however, the […]

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Sokoto to immunize 2m people against meningitis — Commissioner

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2017

The Sokoto State Government says plans have reached an advanced stage to immunize two million people against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis across the 23 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Balarabe Kakale, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Friday. Kakale said the […]

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Nigeria Receives 500,000 Doses Of Meningitis C Vaccine

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2017

Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has said. The doses were sent by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, an organisation that coordinates the provision of vaccine during outbreak emergencies. Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu, the WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said