HEALTH

Ogun To Disburse Grants To 236 PHCs

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2024

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday, disclosed that his administration would soon begin the disbursement of grants and facilities to the 236 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state. This, he said, will ensure that the PHCs meet the requirements of the World Health

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Borno Flood. MSF Expressed Fear Over Outbreaks of Diseases

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2024

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed high concern over the likely outbreak of some diseases in Maiduguri and environs following the recent submerged of the area in water due to flooding resulting from the overflow of Alau Dam. The organisation in a statement made available to our correspondent over the weekend said it is highly […]

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LUTH, foundation provide safe bone marrow transplant for patient

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2024

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in partnership with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), has worked for several years to establish a high-quality, safe bone marrow transplant programme.A statement on Friday by Prof. W. L. Adeyemo, Chief Medical Director, LUTH, and Dr. Annette Akinsete, National Director/ CEO, SCFN, said the programme meets

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New UNAIDS Report that Debt Crisis Has Left Health Chronically Underfunded in Africa

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2024

Growing public debt is choking sub-Saharan African countries, leaving them with little fiscal room to finance health and critical HIV services, a new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS). The report said domestic revenues, debt relief and development aid: Transformative pathways for ending AIDS by 2030 Eastern and Southern […]

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Nurse cuts doctor’s private part with blade, escapes gang-rape

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2024

A month after a trainee doctor was raped and m8rdered in Kolkata, India, sparking anger and protests nationwide, a gang-rape attempt was made on a nurse at a private hospital in Bihar. Police said one of the assaulters is a doctor who is also the administrator of the institution. However, the nurse managed to escape […]

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Why We Signed An MoU With Slum Tech – VGADA MD, Dr. Omeiza

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2024

The Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), a rehabilitation centre in Abuja, has partnered with Slum Tech, an information technology firm, to enhance community health and technology access, particularly in underserved areas. Dr. Hope Omeiza, Executive Director of VGADA, made this announcement during a visit from Slum Tech’s CEO, Ms Abdullahi Asmau, to the rehab centre […]