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Kidney failure: What to do if your urine is foamy -Expert

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2022

The Director, University of Ilorin Health Services, Dr Rasheed Odunola, has advised people to beware of foamy urine because it is a sign of kidney disease. Seek medical help if your urine is foamy, he said. Odunola, who gave the advice at a news conference in Ilorin on Monday, encouraged the

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NACA donates 8 ambulances to Oyo Govt, assures of more support

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2022

Efforts by the Government of Oyo State Government in controlling the spread of HIV in the state were on Friday recognised when the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) donated eight ambulances to the state. Director-General of the Agency, Dr. Gambo Aliyu Gumel, who was represented by Mr. Alex Ogundipe, handed over the […]

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Nigeria identifies three drugs for Lassa fever treatment

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2022

The National Biotechnology Development Agency has identified three candidate drugs to be repositioned and repurposed for the treatment and eradication of Lassa fever. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General of NABDA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. Mustapha said scientists at the Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Department

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Police arrest man dressed in nurse uniform for stealing baby in Lagos hospital

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2022

A man suspected to be mentally unstable has been arrested by police operatives in Lagos State for stealing a baby. Channels Television gathered that the suspect – Olamilekan Adeoye – dressed in a nurse uniform at the Maternal and Child Hospital in Gbaja, Surulere Local Government Area of the state. Speaking to Channels Television, one of […]

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Dangote promises to partner with government to supply primary healthcare centres

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2022

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has promised to enter into agreement with government and local producers of Nutri-K’s Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to guarantee adequate direct supply to primary healthcare centres that treat severe an acute malnutrition(SAM) on sustainable bases. Dangote stated this at the inauguration of a factory meant to

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I’ve infected 133 people wit HIV since my brother’s friend gave me — Twitter user

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2022

A Nigerian Twitter user: @the_afropolite, has revealed that she has infected about 115 guys and 19 girls with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. @the_afropolite stated that she was infected with the virus by her brother’s best friend in 2016 when she was just 18. She added that since 2017 when she tested positive, she has made it […]