HEALTH

Osun Deworm 425 Children, 50 Adults

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2017

No fewer than 425 children and 50 adults were dewormed free of charge at Bode-Osi community via Iwo in Osun State by the Ayofe Health Awareness Initiative, a non-profit group as part of efforts to promote healthy living in rural areas in the state. The group conducted the free deworm in

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300 children die of lead poisoning in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

The Emir of Bukkuyum in Zamfara, Alhaji Muhammadu Usman, has said that over 300 children died as a result of lead poisoning at Yar-Galma village of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of the state. The emir made the disclosure on Friday at Yar-Galma during the inauguration of a solar-powered borehole, drilled by the Sir Ahmadu Bello […]

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Dangote Foundation spends N200m to Rehabilitate Kano Specialist Hospital

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

To complement its N7 billion Surgical and Diagnostic Centre currently under construction, the Dangote Foundation has concluded the renovation of some sections of the Murtala Muhammed Specialists’ Hospital, Kano, which gulped over N200 million. The 900 bed capacity hospital, reputed for the highest number of in-patients in sub-Saharan Africa, has been lacking facilities

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Excessive Intake of Cold Water Dangerous – Doctor

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2017

A medical consultant, Dr. Osuagwu Magnus, has said constant drinking of cold water has adverse effect on humans’ heart and digestive systems. Magnus, who works with the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Lafia, Nasarawa State, stated this on Wednesday. He said drinking of cold water is good during heat period, but its excessive intake […]

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800,000 Under-5 Children Die Annually in Nigeria – NGO

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

The Partnership For Advocacy in Child and Family Health says no fewer than 800,000 children under the age of five are dying in Nigeria annually. Dr. Remi Adeseun, the Project Director, Strategy, for the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria-PACFaH, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. According […]

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NAFDAC Arrests Forgery Syndicate Linked To Indians, Mexicans

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

A forgery syndicate that specialises in the forgery of the National Agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC number, certificates and documents from government agencies have been arrested. The Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who was represented by the Director of Enforcement, Barr Kingsley Ejiofor, disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday.