HEALTH

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa: FG calls for heightened vigilance by Nigerians

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called for heightened vigilance and intensified awareness efforts by Nigerians on the symptoms of hemorrhagic fevers. The Minister noted that health care providers and the general public must immediately report any sign of illness to the public

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Ebola: WHO deploys investigation team to DRC

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed an investigation team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following reported outbreak of the Ebola virus in the country. WHO Executive Director for Emergencies, Peter Salama, in a statement on Friday, said at least one person had died of the virus. “An investigation team led by […]

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OGUN PARTNERS ALBINO FOUNDATION TO FIGHT STIGMATIZATION

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

‎Ogun State Government has disclosed its readiness to partner with Albino Foundation, as a way to fight thescourge of skin cancer among Albinos in the state and equally eradicate the ignorance about myth behind albinism. The  Deputy Governor Mrs Yetunde Onanuga made this known in her speech at the public awareness campaign as part of the […]

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Ebola: Nigeria steps up surveillance at airports

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, saying that at least one person […]

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Traditional ruler appeals to government for CSM vaccine

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2017

Malam Fajemi Jariyi, the traditional ruler of Kpaduma community, Asokoro Extension, FCT has called on the government to make cerebrospinal meningitis vaccine available in the community to avoid the spread of the disease. Jariyi made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He stressed the need […]

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FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE ‘DETAINED’ PATIENT OVER N150,000 OUTSTANDING MEDICAL BILL

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

The authority of Federal Medical Centre(FMC),Idi-Aba,Abeokuta,Ogun State Capital may have ‘detained’ a 17 year old patient for inability of family to offset medical bill of N150,000. ‎The  patient,Ganiyu Jinadu was admitted in the hospital, following  severed burn injury sustained in a gas explosion at a fuel station  in Abeokuta,about four months ago. The