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Lassa Fever: 22 states recorded 109 deaths in January — NCDC

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 22 states of the federation recorded 109 deaths from Lassa Fever in January 2023. The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday said the infections were recorded in 89 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The News Agency of Nigeria

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NAFDAC alerts public on defective tetracycline ointment

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted the public on defective tetracycline hydrochloride ophthalmic ointment. The notification is contained in a public alert with No. 04/2023, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the World Health Organisation,

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Malnutrition: Lagos State accounts for 2,000 stunted, 200,000 wasted children— UNICEF

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2023

Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth as a result of malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative to ensure that the numbers did not continue to increase because stunting has dire consequences on physical growth and cognitive […]

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Just In: Deadly throat ailment kills 61 in Kano

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2023

An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response.’ Dr Suwaid also said […]

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Breaking: NCDC raises alarm over another deadly virus

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted Nigerians of another deadly virus, Marburg Virus Disease, recently confirmed in Equatorial Guinea. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) is a highly virulent disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, with a fatality ratio of up to 88%. The disease is […]

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WHO: One woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy, childbirth

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2023

A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other UN bodies showed that in 2020 a woman died around every two minutes from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The report, published on Thursday, said in 2020 “an estimated 287,000 women globally died from a maternal cause, equivalent to almost 800 maternal deaths every […]