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Alcohol, sugary beverages kill 10.6 million yearly- WHO

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2023

The World Health Organisation has called for increased taxes on alcohol and Sugary-Sweetened Beverages to reduce deaths from drinking alcohol and unhealthy behaviours. The WHO made this known in a press statement on Tuesday, noted that globally, 2.6 million people die from drinking alcohol

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COVID-19: Reps C’ttee uncovers more several infractions In presentations by health institutions

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2023

…Says Some Of the Infractions are grievous to earn sack, jail sentence The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives investigating the alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 information funds from 2020 to 2021 by the Ministries Departments and Agencies MDAs of the Federal Government on Friday again uncovered several infractions in the presentations

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COVID-19 :Reps C’ttee Grills CMDs of Federal Medical Centres , Uncovers Several Infractions

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2023

The Public Accounts Committee PAC of the House of Representatives currently investigating the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds from 2020 to 2022 on Thursday grilled Chief Medical Directors of the nation’s Federal Medical Centres and Federal Neuro- psychiatric Hospitals over several billions of Naira allocated to their Institutions During the

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Spain, Health Watch collaborate to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2023

The Embassy of Spain in Nigeria is collaborating with Nigeria Health Watch to host a seminar on Women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) play a pivotal role in advancing healthcare. Their contributions drive innovation, research, and breakthroughs, leading

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COVID-19 Probe: Reps C’ttee begins full investigation, warns MDAs against delay tactics

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2023

….demands relevant documents on all expenditures The Public Accounts Committee ,PAC, of the House of Representatives on Monday began a full scale probe into the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds from 2020 to 2023 as mandated by the House at the Plenary season Addressing the opening session, the Chairman of the Committee Rep Bamidele […]

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Nigeria: EU allocates €1 million to fight diphtheria outbreak

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2023

The European Union (EU) has released €1,000,000 (about N847 million) in humanitarian funding to fight the spread of diphtheria disease and assist the most affected communities. According to a statement on Tuesday, this latest funding is in addition to €150,000 which the EU allocated to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation […]