HEALTH INTERNATIONAL NEWS

US President Biden out of isolation after testing negative for COVID-19

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2022

United States President, Joe Biden, was out of isolation on Sunday after testing negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row. Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, announced the President’s negative test via a statement on Sunday. O’Connor said President Biden “will safely return to public

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Patient dies during surgery as hospital rations fuel

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2022

A middle-aged-man, Sunday Samuel, has accused the Ondo State Trauma and Surgical Centre, Ondo Town, of negligence after his wife died during a surgical operation at the facility. The deceased, Fola, was reportedly diagnosed with breast cancer. The mother of four was thereafter placed on medication for about a month in the hospital ward before […]

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11-year-old girl seeks N6m financial help for heart surgery

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2022

An 11-year-old secondary school student in one of the Kwara state’s public schools, Faith Adeyemi, diagnosed to have a hole in the heart, has appealed to Nigerians for a N6 million help. Little Faith, who appeared weak and tired, was accompanied by her mother while appealing to well-meaning people to help her live a normal […]

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Resident Doctors give FG two-week deadline over welfare demands

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2022

The National Association of Resident Doctors has given the Federal Government two weeks to implement agreements relating to their welfare or face industrial unrest. The ultimatum was issued by the association following their National Executive Council meeting in Lafia, Nasarawa. In a communique signed by NARD President, Dr Dare Godiya Ishaya, the doctors said they […]

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All what you need to know about Monkeypox

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2022

Monkeypox is not a new disease, and in some African countries it is endemic. However, the international outbreak which began in May 2022, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a global health emergency. Here are some of the important things to know about monkeypox. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox got its name in […]

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Edo confirms eight Monkeypox cases

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2022

The Edo State Ministry of Health has revealed that eight persons have tested positive for Monkeypox in the state, urging residents to observe safety measures to reduce the spread of the virus and other infectious diseases in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, […]