HEALTH

Doctor kills four persons, keeps bodies in Kwara hospital, bush

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2023

The operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old medical doctor, Abass Adeyemi, for allegedly killing four persons in the state. The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, disclosed this while parading the doctor at the headquarters of the command in Ilorin,

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NMA declares Korean hospital in Abuja illegal, gives reasons

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2023

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has declared the operations of an elite health facility, ‘The Lilu Specialist Hospital’ frequented by wealthy Nigerians, as illegal over activities said to have fallen short of standards in medical practice. After four years of operating in Abuja, the irregularities around Lilu Hospital, purportedly run by North Korean, were brought

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Life expectancy increases in Africa by 11 years –NSCC

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2023

The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, NSCC, Dr Emem Omokaro, has said people now live longer in Africa than they did two decades ago, noting that life expectancy has increased by 11 years. Omokaro said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, at the 61st session of the United Nations Commission […]

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How to take care of the heart, CMD advises Nigerians

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2023

Prof. Adekunle Ajayi, the Chief Medical Director, CMD, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, FETHI, has advised Nigerians to take care of their heart while it is still functioning properly. He gave the advice while delivering an inaugural lecture titled “Low Risk, Not risk: The Travails of a Lifetime Pump Fighting Fate” on Wednesday at Ekiti State […]

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Special Report-UMTH: The Cancer Centre Under Professor Ahidjo’s Led Management Team (2)

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2023

By: James Bwala According to GLOBOCAN 2012, prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women were found to have the highest predicted incidence rates of cancer, respectively. Other common cancers on the continent included skin cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lung, liver, colorectal, and esophageal cancer. According to estimates, there are 79

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Meningitis outbreak in Jigawa, NCDC to hold emergency meeting

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2023

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said the agency had an emergency meeting in Jigawa state over the meningitis outbreak in the state. Dr Adetifa said the Emergency Operation Centre meeting reviewed the response, identified challenges, and proffered solutions to the outbreak. The NCDC boss disclosed this […]