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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

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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 […]

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WHO announces outbreak of cholera in 23 countries

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing land borders with the affected countries were at risk. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, stated this during the bloc’s online media conference. Ghebreyesus further said that a total of more than one billion people […]

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United Nations Says Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation in 2030 at Risk

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2023

The United Nations has raised an alarm that 4.3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation in 2023 worldwide, with Nigeria ranking third on the globe. A press statement jointly issued on Monday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said the figure is based on to […]

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700,000 die of cancer each year of 1.1m cases in Africa – WHO

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 700,000 persons die out of the 1.1 million new cancer cases recorded in Africa each year Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, made the revelation in a statement marking this year’s World Cancer Day themed ‘Close the Care Gap: Uniting Our Voices and Taking Action.’ […]