HEALTH

Breaking: New COVID-19 variants not in Nigeria – NCDC

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineages partly responsible for the current increase in COVID-19 cases in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom have not yet been detected in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday

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Stop your child immediately… frog sitting position, not good for child, See reasons

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2023

Children do a lot of things as they grow up that you don’t understand because they like to play. Children like to do a lot of different things, like play in the sand and chew on their thumbs. As they do things that could hurt them, we as parents need to talk to them about […]

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5 Foods Pregnant Women Should Avoid

Daily Dispatch December 19, 2022

Pregnant women are most times advised to embrace healthy lifestyle choices and changes as they would be beneficial to their baby’s health. Some foods and drinks are not healthy for pregnant women and here are some of them; 1) Raw fish One food a pregnant woman needs to avoid is raw or undercooked fish. This […]

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NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on existence of fake COVID-19 test kits

Daily Dispatch December 19, 2022

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has notified Nigerians about counterfeit COVID-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The notification is contained in a NAFDAC public alert released to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The counterfeit BTNX Incorporated COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits was communicated to NAFDAC by Health Canada. […]

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OBR: Ogun targets over 2 million children for polio vaccination

Daily Dispatch December 19, 2022

The Ogun Government says it is targeting over two million children under the age of 0-59 months as it begins the First Round, Outbreak Response Exercise against Polio virus in the State. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known during the flag off ceremony held at the Iberekodo Primary Health Center, Abeokuta, saying […]

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UK nurses begin strike over demand for salary increment

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2022

Nurses in the United Kingdom, on Thursday, embarked on an unprecedented strike as a “last resort” in their fight for better wages and working conditions, despite warnings it could put patients at risk. Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are holding a one-day stoppage […]