HEALTH

Tackling Maritime and Riverine Insecurity and Promoting Community Resilience in Bayelsa State

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

Piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have posed significant challenges in recent years. While 2022 saw a massive reduction in piracy incidents, UNODC in partnership with the Bayelsa State Government and with the financial support of the Government of Germany embarked on the

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Leprosy may be over in 2035, says TLMN

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

Leprosy may be over by 2035 in Nigeria, The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has said, insisting that it has stepped up measure at hitting the target. The revelation was made on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Leprosy Mission Nigeria new country office building in Abuja. The National Director, TLMN, Dr Sudnay Udo, said at […]

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Diphtheria: Everyone is at risk, protect yourselves — FG warns

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2023

The ministry’s Health Promotion Department on Monday issued a health advisory, asking Nigerians to be cautious and protect themselves. The department stated that the disease, a life-threatening infection caused by bacteria, is easily transmitted from person to person through coughing, sneezing and contact with open sore/blister/woundon the skin. The News Agency of Nigeria

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Doctor’s strike: Pregnant woman dies waiting for surgery

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2023

A middle aged woman has allegedly lost her life in Nasarawa State following a 5-day warning strike embarked upon by the resident doctors at the state government owned Dalhatu Specialist Hospital in Lafia. The Nasarawa State Council of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Wednesday, began a five-day warning strike after the expiration of the three […]

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UN announces 12 African countries to receive malaria vaccine

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2023

The World Health Organisation, WHO, Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced that twelve African countries would receive the malaria vaccine. The agencies, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that the nations would receive eighteen million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years. The […]

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MSF raises alarm over escalating malnutrition crisis in northwest

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2023

Médecins Sans Frontières also know as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned of potential catastrophe due to escalating humanitarian needs in Northwest Nigeria in the coming months. The MSF in a statement on Tuesday said: “A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, prompting international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without