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Nigeria Set to Launch Nationwide Integrated Immunisation Campaign in October

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2025

Measles-Rubella Vaccine to Be Introduced for the First TimeThe Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with national and international health partners, is gearing up to launch a nationwide Integrated Immunization Campaign in October 2025, aimed at strengthening protection against

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Nigeria Commemorates World Pharmacy Day 2025 with Nationwide Outreach and Renewed Commitment to Healthcare

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2025

By Ujunwa Eunice Nwankwo The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has officially commemorated World Pharmacy Day 2025 with a three-day event in Abuja, themed “Think Health, Think Pharmacy.” The event marked a historic first for Nigeria, as the country joined the global community in celebrating the vital role pharmacists play in healthcare delivery.

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West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (FCT Zone) Marks World Patient Safety Day 2025 with Call to Action on Newborn and Child Health

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2025

By Ujunwa Eunice Nwankwo The West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP), FCT Abuja Zone, joined global health advocates today to commemorate World Patient Safety Day 2025, highlighting the urgent need for safer healthcare practices for newborns and children under the theme: “Safe Care to Every Newborn and Every Child” and the slogan “Patient Safety […]

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651 Kidneys Worth $41bn Sold In Nigeria – Professor Of Medicine

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2025

A professor of Medicine at Bayero University, Kano (BUK) and consultant physician and nephrologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Aliyu Abdu, has asserted that 10,000 kidneys are sold in the black market globally, with about 651 kidneys worth over $41 billion trafficked and transplanted illegally in Nigeria between 2015 and 2020. At a National […]

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Doctor walked out of operation for sex with nurse – Report

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2025

A doctor left a patient on an operating table under anaesthetic to go and have sex with a nurse in another room, a medical tribunal has heard. Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unnamed nurse were caught in a “compromising position” by a “shocked” colleague at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester. The incident, in September […]

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Tinubu Reiterates Commitment to Promotion of Maternal Healthcare

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of his administration to promoting maternal healthcare, stating that: “There is no greater test of a nation’s character than the care it extends to its women.” The President gave the commitment at the unveiling of the Presidential Women’s Health Transformation Initiative, Renew Health Equity and Reform (RenewHER). The