HEALTH

Sokoto to immunize 2m people against meningitis — Commissioner

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2017

The Sokoto State Government says plans have reached an advanced stage to immunize two million people against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis across the 23 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Balarabe Kakale, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of

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Nigeria Receives 500,000 Doses Of Meningitis C Vaccine

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2017

Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has said. The doses were sent by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, an organisation that coordinates the provision of vaccine during outbreak emergencies. Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu, the WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said

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Meningitis: Six deaths recorded, 24 persons hospitalised in Funtua

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2017

Funtua Local Government Council in Katsina on Thursday confirmed the death of six persons and the hospitalization 24 others as a result of outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. Muibat Abdullahi, the Primary Health Care Coordinator of the Council, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the outbreak started from a Quranic (Almajiri) school at Unguwar […]

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Mirinda, Lucozade Unsafe For Nigerian Consumers

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

​T​he Consumer Protection Council (CPC) ​has declared Mirinda and Lucozade soft drinks unsafe for Nigerian consumers. The council said both beverages contained benzoic acid level above the limit approved by the Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS). The Council said in a statement yesterday in Abuja that while the NIS limit for benzoic acid is 250mg/Kg, when […]

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Meningitis kills 489 -FG

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2017

The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that 489 Nigerians have so far died of Type C Meningitis. The Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehinare, disclosed this to House reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting. “As of now, there has been 4,637 suspected cases of which we have had 489 fatalities and of these, […]

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NAFDAC destroys N29bn counterfeit drug in 3 years

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2017

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday said it had destroyed counterfeit drug worth N29 billion in the last three years. Dr Abubakar Jimoh, director, Special Duties, gave the figure in an interview in Abuja. Jimoh explained that in December 2016 alone, fake drug worth N9.6 billion were destroyed […]