HEALTH

Corpse missing at OOUTH mortuary, management begins probe

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2023

A female corpse which was deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has gone missing. It was gathered that the family members of the deceased were at the hospital on Friday for the retrieval of the remains of the corpse, deposited over four months ago,

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French Government, Oyo State Launch N27.2 billion Public Health Care Project

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2023

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and French Ambassador Emmanuelle Blatmann have launched a €55 million project in public health. The project is financed by French authorities to be implemented by Ellipse Projects. A press statement by the French Embassy on Friday read that “a decisive step was taken this Thursday towards the launch of the […]

HEALTH

Again, WHO urges surveillance as cough syrups kill 300 kids in three countries

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said 300 children have died following the use of contaminated cough syrups in three countries. WHO issued a medical product alert on October 5, 2022, focused on The Gambia regarding four products — Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup, and Magrip N Cold Syrup. […]

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WHO has not informed us of deadly China flu – Ehanire

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2023

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says though the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other world health bodies had not informed Nigeria of any deadly flu from China, the Federal Government is on the lookout for any occurrence. He said this on Monday in Abuja, during a ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of […]

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Diphtheria outbreak: Nigerians advised to abide by NCDC directives

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2023

The Federal Commissioner Public Complaints Commission, PCC, Borno state, Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has advised Nigerians to abide by the warning of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on the recent outbreak of diphtheria. The Centre in a statement has warned Nigeria on the outbreak of the disease, stating that it has responded […]

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Ogun govt. restates commitment to improving child health

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2023

The Ogun State Government has restated its commitment to improving the health of the children, just as it will always prioritise the well-being of the entire residents in the State. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known during the flag-off ceremony for the second round of Polio Outbreak Response (OBR 2) at Ikenne […]