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FG mulls legislation to sanitise health sector

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2024

The Federal Government said it will soon come up with legislation that would regulate the healthcare sector to eliminate quacks and ensure improved service delivery. Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this on Friday when he paid a courtesy call on the governor of Ogun State,

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500 patients have benefitted from Ogun free surgical intervention programne in one week-Abiodun

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2024

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that over 500 surgeries have been performed on patients under his administration’s Free Surgical Intervention Programme in the last one week. Governor Abiodun made the disclosure when he received the Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria who paid him

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Accessing healthcare: an arduous journey for pregnant women in northwest Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2024

In the bustling emergency ward of Jahun General Hospital’s maternity department, the rhythm of activity beats with urgency and determination, like a pulse in the air. In this hospital, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) collaborates with the Jigawa state Ministry of Health to provide comprehensive emergency obstetrics and newborn care and fistula care. Since commencing

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UN calls for domestication of HIV/AIDS Anti Discrimination Act 2014 in Nigerian States

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2024

The United Nations (UN) has called on remaining State Governments in Nigeria that are yet to domesticate and implement the HIV/AIDS Anti Discrimination Act 2014 to immediate do so in order to break down the wall of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS Country Director, Dr. Leopold Zekeng made the call on Tuesday in […]

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Minimal access surgery: LUTH performs surgery on 13-day old to free esophagus

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2024

MINIMAL ACCESS SURGERY: LUTH PERFORMS SURGERY ON 13-DAY OLD TO FREE OESOPHAGUS Doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, have successfully performed a Thoracoscopic Primary Repair of Oesophageal Atresia with tracheosophageal Fistula on a 13-day old baby. The Chief Medical Director at LUTH, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo said the surgery through the oesophagus of the

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Medical Tourism: India hospital offers to train Nigerian doctors on cancer treatment, establish infrastructure in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2024

In order to bring effective treatment of cancer to Nigeria, an India Specialist Hospital, Apollo Hospitals has offered to train doctors in the country on treatment of the life threatening disease. The hospital also disclosed its readiness to establish local medical infrastructure in Nigeria and bring in state-of-art medical equipment. Dr. Karthik Anantharaman, Vice