HEALTH

Ogun govt. flag-off NIPDS vaccination for children of ages 0-5yrs

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2023

In its bid to rid Poliomyelitis infection and secure a bright future for children, the Ogun State Government in collaboration with development partners flagged off the National Immunisation Plus Days NIPDs for children aged between 0-5 years.  Flagging off the ceremony at Idofoyi Health

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Diphtheria: UNICEF calls for urgent vaccination across Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2023

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for immediate widespread vaccination in Nigeria to combat the growing diphtheria outbreak in the country. The UN agency in a statement on Wednesday said in the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, there is urgent need for widespread vaccination in Nigeria. UNICEF revealed […]

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“He died while in Church with his parents,” LUTH speaks on doctor’s demise

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2023

Full statement the hospital released on the allegations that one of its house officers, Dr Michael Umoh, died after a 72-hour call The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has denied allegations that one of its house officers, Dr Michael Umoh, died after a 72-hour call. This was contained in a statement issued […]

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Doctors give answers to why Mohbad’s blood is still red

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2023

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have completed the exhumation of the corpse of Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. It will be recalled that he was buried in Ikorodu area of Lagos State last week Wednesday following his death on Tuesday. However, following the controversy that trailed Mohbad’s death, the police opted for […]

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Breaking: Boy with missing intestine dies

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2023

Adebola Akin-Bright, the boy whose intestines got missing in the process of a surgery, has passed away. PUNCH Metro gathered that the boy died on Tuesday evening. A source close to the family of the deceased told our correspondent that he developed complications and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State […]

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Organ Harvest: Police in Plateau arrest two other doctors

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2023

The Police Command in Plateau, has arrested two other medical doctors in connection with the alleged harvest of vital human organs by one Noah Kekere, a suspected quack doctor. DSP Alabo Alfred, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Jos. Alabo said that […]