HEALTH

N45bn requires to save malnourished children-UNICEF

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

About N45bn, approximately $142m at the rate of N315 per dollar is needed for procurement of Ready To Use Food (RUTF) to save two million severely malnourished children in Nigeria. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which made the disclosure, said it has been able to reach about 500,000

HEALTH

Aisha Buhari gives free medical treatment to women, children in Benue State

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2017

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari’s pet project,“Future Assured” has organised a five-day medical outreach for the screening and treatment of 2,000 women, youths and children in Benue. The medical team for the outreach taking place at Government Girls College, Makurdi, will screen the beneficiaries and treat them for various ailments including high blood […]

HEALTH

WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY: OVER 2000 WORKERS GET FREE MEDICAL SERVICES

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2017

The Ogun State Government in collaboration with health partners has conducted free medical screening exercise for over 2000 public servants to commemorate the 2017 World Hypertension Day.  ‎The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunda Ipaye, made this known during this year’s celebration tagged “know Your Numbers ” at the Arcade  Ground, Governors Office,

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FG offers free surgeries to 4, 349 Nigerians

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

The Federal Government says it provided free surgeries to 4,349 patients and screened 17,793 indigent Nigerians in 2016. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in a statement issued by Boade Akinola, the Director Media and Public Relations of the ministry, on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement said the ministry had set a […]

HEALTH

Nizamiye Hospital: Celebrating 3 Years of Delivering Quality Health Service To Nigerians

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

Nizamiye means Gateway in Arabic. That is the name of the Nigerian Turkish Hospital in Abuja; the Nigeria Turkish Nizamiye Hospital established by Turkish investors in the country under the aegis of the First Surat Group of Companies. The high profile, well-equipped hospital is the healthcare arm of the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC), writes […]

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Meningitis kills 230 leaves 3,774 affected in 15 days amid claim of declining infection rate

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

Amid claim of declining infection rate by the National Meningitis Emergency Operations Centre (NMEOC) Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed 230 and affected 3,774 Nigerians in the last 15 days, The Guardian reports. NAIJ.com gathered that despite speculations that vaccines are in short supply, the unit, set up by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]