HEALTH

WHO Develops Guide To Early Cancer Diagnosis

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2017

The World Health Organisation says its has developed a guide to effectively address all barriers to early diagnosis of cancer. In a message released to the Commemoration of the 2017 World Cancer Day on Saturday, WHO called for improved access to treatment of cancer. The message read: “In

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Ogun Shut Seven Fake Medical Facility

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2017

Omooba Risawe Ogun State government on Friday announced closure of seven fake medical facilities,just as it also warned‎ that  ‎certified owners of Private health facilities across the State to desist from engaging the services of unqualified nurses and other health workers. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye made this known,  while monitoring the level of

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Over 1million Children Died Annually In Nigeria-PAN

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2017

The Paediatrics Association of Nigeria on Tuesday pledged to support efforts of government and other stakeholders to drastically reduce the high rate of death among children in Nigeria, put at one million annually. President of the Association, Dr Ngozi Ibeziaku, made the pledge at a press conference in Kaduna to herald the commencement of the […]

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LASSA Fever: Ogun Declares 396 Contacts Free

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Omooba Risawe        The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, has declared that the 396 people who had primary and secondary contacts with the deceased Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi- Aba in Abeokuta, who died of Lassa fever have been declared free from the disease. The […]

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Kwara Denies Outbreak of Lassa Fever

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2017

The Kwara State Government on Thursday confirmed that there was no outbreak of Lassa fever in all its 16 local government areas. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege, made the confirmation in llorin in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Alege said the state government had put in place adequate measures, […]