HEALTH

Meningitis: Sokoto records 41 deaths

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2017

The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 41, Health Commissioner Dr Balarabe Kakale has said. Kakale, disclosed this to newsmen in Sokoto on Sunday when he gave an update on the state of high alert declared by the state government since on March 20.

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Meningitis: Death toll hits 328

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2017

The Federal Ministry of Health has said that 328 deaths associated with Meningitis have been recorded in the country since November 2016. The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations of the ministry. Adewole assured Nigerians […]

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FAKE DOCTOR WITH CERTIFICATE OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ARRESTED IN OGUN

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2017

A fake Doctor,Sunday Adeyeye with a degree certificate from Ahmadu Bello University(ABU),Zaria has been arrested in Ogun State. ‎ The self-acclaimed medical Doctor was nabbed by Ogun State Government after he tendered the certificate for revalidation at the Ogun State Ministry of Headquarters, in Abeokuta. The Director,Hospital Services in the Ministry,Dr Sola Adebiyi made

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Boko Haram: 3.8m Nigerians Threatened By Lack of Water In Northeast- UNICEF

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2017

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that 3.8million people living in Northeast Nigeria are currently threatened by lack of water as a result of Boko Haram attacks in the zone. UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes, Manuel Fontaine who disclosed this said terrorists have destroyed 75 per cent of the water infrastructure in the […]

HEALTH

Meningitis kills four in Abuja, says AMAC

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2017

The Abuja Municipal Area Council on Wednesday confirmed that Cerebro Spinal Meningitis has killed not less than four children in Durumi-Garki, a suburb of the FCT. The Head of Health Department in the council, Modupe Adeyinka, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Adeyinka advised residents to take precautions against the […]

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Meningitis outbreak in Nigeria kills 269 people

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2017

An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 269 people in recent weeks, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous country and aid organisations attempt to tackle the surge in infections. As of Monday, 1, 828 suspected cases of meningitis were reported with 269 deaths in15 of the country’s 36 states, […]