HEALTH

Nigeria seeks urgent measures to address high fertility rate, as Buhari launches revised popluation policy

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja launched the Revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development, stressing the need for urgent measures to address Nigeria’s high fertility rate, through expanding access to modern contraceptive methods across the country. The

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COVID-19: Ogun takes campaign to parks, garages

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2022

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon As part of efforts to ensure Ogun State attain its 70 percent target and achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 pandemic, the Ogun State government has taken the mass vaccination campaign to parks and garages. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker who spoke during a campaign in Ilaro, said it would capture transport […]

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WHO warns ‘premature’ to declare victory over COVID

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2022

The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission. “It is premature for any country to either surrender or to declare victory,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. “This virus is dangerous, and it continues to […]

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COVID-19: Astrazeneca vaccine now available in all sites – Ogun govt

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2022

 Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board says the AstraZeneca brand of COVID-19 vaccine is now available in all vaccination sites across the State. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known in a chat with Press Officers, PHCDB, Mrs. Sola Ogunbanwo and Mrs. Yemisi Fashola in Abeokuta, stated that residents who are due […]

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Buhari launches N62.1bn HIV Trust Fund

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a N62.1 billion fund to improve efforts towards sustaining the country’s HIV response, addressing killer diseases and public health emergencies. The trust fund was launched at an event at the state house on Tuesday. President Buhari, however, said he was hopeful that the private sector-led initiative will surpass the N62billion […]

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63-year old woman gives birth in Ekiti

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2022

A 63-year-old, Mrs. Temitope Ogundipe has been delivered of a baby boy through In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF) at Olives Specialist Hospital in Ado-Ekiti. The new mother who was full of joy over the new baby said that her faith in God and support from her husband kept her going after many years of childlessness. According to […]