HEALTH

UNAIDS to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV in four states, FCT

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2017

The UNAIDS says it is collaborating with its partners to develop a plan to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the Cross Rivers, Benue, Nasarawa, Kaduna states and the FCT. Dr. Bilali Camara, the Country Director, UNAIDS Nigeria, made this known in an interview with the News Agency

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Breaking: Fanta, Sprite: FG states its position

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2017

The Federal Government has stated its position on the judgement that ordered the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control to compel the Nigeria Bottling Company Plc, manufacturers of Fanta and Sprite soft drinks, to include a written warning that the content of the bottles cannot be taken with Vitamin C. Justice Adedayo Oyebanji […]

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Meningitis claims five lives in Sokoto

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2017

An outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis has claimed five lives in Gada and Wauru towns of Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Balarabe Kakale, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Thursday that the five died at the Gada General Hospital and Wauru Primary Health Centre. […]

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OGUN ADMITS POOR PERFORMANCES IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2017

‎Omooba Risawe Ogun State Government on Wednesday admitted that it has failed in the healthcare delivery, with a plea to rise up to the challenges facing the poor performances of the administration. The Secretary‎ to Ogun State Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa owned up to this during protest embarked upon by members of Nigeria Medical Association(NMA),Ogun […]

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Painkiller, ibuprofen, heightens heart attack, stroke risks —Study

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2017

There have been fresh calls for restrictions on the sale of the painkiller ibuprofen after another study found it heightens the risk of cardiac arrest. Taking the over-the-counter drug was associated with a 31 per cent increased risk, Danish researchers have found. Other medicines from the same group of painkillers, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, […]

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Buhari to undergo second penis surgery

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

Nine-month-old boy, Buhari Muhammad, whose genital was cut off by his step-mother in the middle of last year, would undergo his next surgery when he reaches puberty. Recall that Muhammad had his first corrective surgery at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Bida, Niger, last month. The Head of Medical Unit of state Child Rights Protection […]