HEALTH

OGUN ADMITS POOR PERFORMANCES IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2017

‎Omooba Risawe Ogun State Government on Wednesday admitted that it has failed in the healthcare delivery, with a plea to rise up to the challenges facing the poor performances of the administration. The Secretary‎ to Ogun State Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa owned up to this during

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Painkiller, ibuprofen, heightens heart attack, stroke risks —Study

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2017

There have been fresh calls for restrictions on the sale of the painkiller ibuprofen after another study found it heightens the risk of cardiac arrest. Taking the over-the-counter drug was associated with a 31 per cent increased risk, Danish researchers have found. Other medicines from the same group of painkillers, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, […]

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Buhari to undergo second penis surgery

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

Nine-month-old boy, Buhari Muhammad, whose genital was cut off by his step-mother in the middle of last year, would undergo his next surgery when he reaches puberty. Recall that Muhammad had his first corrective surgery at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Bida, Niger, last month. The Head of Medical Unit of state Child Rights Protection […]

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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 conjunction with Medicare Trust […]

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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