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US, in 2023 Commits $600 million to Health in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2024

The United States has committed $20 billion into various health programmes in Africa, it said on Wednesday. A released by the United States Embassy in Nigeria also revealed that: “In 2023 alone, the United States invested over $600 million in health assistance in Nigeria,” with U.S.

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Abiodun’s free surgery for the poor, vulnerable commences 8n Abeokuta, others

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2024

The Free Surgical Intervention Programme for indigent people, initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has been flagged off with surgical operations performed on patients at the State Hospitals in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro. The programme which began with the registration of beneficiaries would involve major and minor surgical operations as part of

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Lassa Fever: FG launches National Deratisation Exercise

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2024

The Hon Minister of State for Environment Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako has launched the National Deratization framework exercise to prevent and control the spread of Lassa fever in the Country. The Minister who was respresented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari while briefing the Press in Abuja stated that ‘I stand […]

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LUTH speaks on why Adenibuyan died under care

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2024

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has rejected an allegation of negligence in the death of Mr. Olaleye Franklin Adenibuyan who died at the facility while receiving care from a critical fall. While commiserating with the family of the deceased, LUTH management explained that late Adenibuyan, who was admitted deeply unconscious into the facility on […]

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Three dies as NCDC reports Lassa fever outbreak in Army Hospital

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2024

Three employees of the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna lost their life to an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever, often known as Lassa fever. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) Jide Idris, confirmed the outbreak while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday. He added that NCDC […]

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CSOs demand transparency, accountability in health budget

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2024

Civil society organisations have demanded transparency and accountability in the implementation of the nation’s health budget. The organisation drawn from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), cluster members across the seven focal states of the project, key government agencies and the media, noted that the dwindling resources of government is a reason why stakeholders must