HEALTH

Why diabetes patients die early – Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2022

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday, said lack of education or carelessness in managing diabetes has been responsible for the early death of many patients of the disease. Obasanjo disclosed this during a novelty match between All-Stars Football Club of Abeokuta and the ex-Super Eagles

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Nigeria administered 93.5m doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 65.5m eligible Nigerians

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2022

He also said that Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, introduced in February 2022, account for 60 per cent of the current full vaccination coverage across the country. He stated that the top five performing states on the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in the country are Nasarawa, Jigawa, Osun, Kaduna, and Kano. Mr Shuaib said that […]

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Doctors migration not peculiar to Nigeria – Health minister

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2022

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the migration of doctors to foreign countries is not peculiar to Nigeria. Ehanire noted that the Federal Government was only concerned with the experienced medical personnel who left the country, saying the FG was working on how to make them still offer virtual service to Nigeria. […]

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I mix HIV blood with zobo drinks, woman confesses

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2022

A yet-to-be-identified HIV-positive woman has said that she mixes her blood in the zobo drink she sells in order to get other people infected. The said woman made the confession in a radio programme on Wazobia FM, MarketRunz on Wednesday night. The show anchor had asked listeners to call in and confess what they do […]

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Infertily: Gynecologist advises women to treat infection promptly

Daily Dispatch November 9, 2022

DR Abdullahi Kabiru of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, has advised women to promptly treat infections to avoid infertility issues. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday. He said that although infertility has become a public healthcare concern, […]

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EU allocates fresh €500,000 to fight cholera epidemic in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

The European Union (EU) has allocated €500,000 from its Epidemics Tool to support Nigeria in its fight against the cholera epidemic affecting the country. A statement by EU said the intervention would be especially to those affected in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, where around 1.6 million internally-displaced persons and 1 million members of the […]