HEALTH

FG approves R21 Malaria Vaccine

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2023

A few days after Ghana gave its nod, the Nigerian government has approved the use of R21 Malaria Vaccine (Recombinant, Adjuvanted). This was disclosed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in a press briefing on Monday April 17, 2023. The vaccine is

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764 Nigerian died of mouth cancer – Minister

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2023

Mr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has said 764 people died of mouth cancers, also known as oral cancers every year in Nigeria. Speaking on Sunday in Abuja during an oral cancer training programme, the Minister explained that the country records 1,146 new cases of oral cancers annually. Represented by Dr Gloria Uzoigwe, the […]

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Breaking: Ghana becomes first country to approve malaria vaccine

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2023

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, with children under the age of three-years-old in line to benefit. The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people each year, most of them children in Africa, and scientists have been trying for years to develop vaccines. […]

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Bill stopping doctors’ migration: Diaspora Health Workers petition NASS

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2023

Medical and Dental practitioners under the aegis of the Diaspora Medical Associations have petitioned the National Assembly over the bill seeking to compel medical and dental graduates to render five-year compulsory services within Nigeria before being granted full licence to practise. The letter titled ‘Re: A position statement from diaspora medical associations – Bill

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U.S. CDC supported growing expertise in E-Health Knowledge and Skills (GEEKS) Fellowship Graduates Third Cohort

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2023

Nigeria graduated the third cohort of the Growing Expertise in E-Health Knowledge and Skills (GEEKS) fellowship program graduated in Abuja. GEEKS is a capacity-building program funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and implemented by the Africa Field Epidemiology Network and the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria. The cohort included seven fellows

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World Health Day: Ogun govt. advises residents to maintain caution

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2023

The Ogun  State  Government has advised residents and organisation of the State to be conscious of their health and maintain proper hygiene in their homes and the community at large. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker gave the advise during a road walk and a visit to the Ake Palace in Abeokuta to commemorate the […]