HEALTH

Don’t eat bush meat, FG begs Nigerians as MonkeyPox kills one, infects 21

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2022

The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned Nigerians to desist from consuming bush meat including rodents and others, following official confirmation that Monkey pox has killed one and infected 21 people in Nigeria. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC,

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7,256 Nigerian nurses left for UK in one year – Report

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2022

No fewer than 7,256 trained nurses in Nigeria relocated to the United Kingdom between March 2021 and March 2022. The figure is contained in information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom on Thursday. Nigeria has continued to witness an increase in the rate of health workers migrating from the country. […]

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Over 300 residents of Abeokuta benefit from community medical outreach

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2022

No fewer than 300 residents of Abeokuta Metropolis have benefited from a free medical and welfare outreach programme in the state. The programme, organised by the Abeokuta Health Zone, which comprises of professional nurses in different field and also was part of the zone’s efforts to give back to the society and sensitize them on […]

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Ogun govt. justifies supplement of OBR vaccination with VIT. A

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2022

Ogun State Government has explained that it is conscious of the fact that a well-nourished child will do well and be immune to diseases, hence the need to supplement the ongoing Outbreak Response vaccination with the administration of vitamin A to children of 6-59 months. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker disclosed this during a […]

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Nigeria set to become destination for medical tourism, reverse brain drain – Minister

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2022

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that with the establishment of world class healthcare facilities in Nigeria, the country is set to become a destination for medicaltourism, in addition to reversing the brain drain in the health sector. The Minister, who spoke after a media tour of Duchess International Hospital […]

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NDLEA uncovers N22Billion worth of Tramadol imported by Ukatu

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that ongoing investigation of a billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu, has led to the discovery of how the suspect imported into Nigeria in a single month, October 2019, two containers containing 1,284 cartons of Tramadol with market value of over N22billion. The Agency stated […]