HEALTH

2.2 million Nigerian children missed out on immunization, says UNICEF

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2023

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm that 2.2 million Nigerian children representing 30 percent of the entire children population in the country are missing out on immunization. The UNICEF Nigeria Chief of Health, Dr. Eduardo Celades at a media briefing on the state of

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Health risk, dangers of eating smoked or dried fish

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2023

According to healthline Smoking food is still widely practiced in this region. Many people forget that smoking should be done for preservation because they only want to taste the distinctive flavor of smoked fish, which takes on a variety of flavors during the smoking process. When wood is burned, it breaks down into smoke and […]

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US CDC hosts meeting to review HIV program progress and plan for a sustainable future

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2023

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) hosted federal and state ministries of health, Government of Nigeria health agency leadership, and HIV program implementing partners for a two-day meeting to review President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program performance over the last six months and plan for government-led program

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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 manufactured by Serum Institute of India Pvt. […]

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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. […]