HEALTH

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 784 confirmed cases, 142 deaths

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2023

Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months,  the country has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever  with 142 deaths across 23 states. The NCDC via its official website said on Tuesday that the infections were recorded from Jan.

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NLNG starts another round of commissioning of university teaching hospital projects in four states

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2023

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Monday began another round of commissioning of Phase 1 projects in its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP) in Lagos, Kano, Bayelsa and Cross River states. The round started with the commissioning of an Obstetrics & Gynaecology Ward at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos. This will be immediately followed

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European Union allocates N75 million to prevent the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2023

The European Union has released €150,000 (N75 million) in humanitarian funds to prevent the spread of diphtheria and assist the most affected communities in the states of Kano, Katsina, Lagos, and Osun. A statement on Monday said the EU funding will enable the Nigerian Red Cross to provide emergency assistance to reduce the impact of diphtheria […]

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Ekweremadu, wife, doctor found guilty of organ trafficking

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2023

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with […]

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UNICEF: 78m children at risk of water-related diseases in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Nigerian Government to rapidly increase investments in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to reduce preventable diseases among 78 million children. The UNICEF, in a statement on Monday, also called for urgent action to address the water crisis in Nigeria. The UNICEF Nigeria Chief […]

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Nurse slumps, dies on duty in Zamfara hospital

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2023

Asmau Lawali Bungudu, a staff Nurse working with Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura specialist Hospital, Gusau in Zamfara State have slumped and suddenly died while discharging her duties at the hospital. Late Asma’u Bungudu was reportedly hale and hearty when she came out for duty in the early hours of Wednesday, but was confirmed dead few […]