HEALTH

Fake Malaria Drugs Valued at ₦1.2bn Intercepted in Lagos

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2025

The officers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have intercepted fake Malamal Forte malaria drugs valued at over N1.2 billion in Lagos State. NAFDAC disclosed this via a statement shared on X on Friday, September 12, 2025. The agency revealed that the

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Zulum commissions eye, dental hospitals, nursing college in Monguno

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

.Okays N3bn for construction of Specialist Hospital in Monguno .To build 100 houses for health workers Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on wednesday commissioned three landmark projects, including eye and dental hospitals, and a nursing college, in Monguno town in the northern part of the state. Delivering his address, Zulum noted that the nursing […]

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WHO releases $500,000 to support Ebola response in DR Congo

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2025

The World Health Organisation has released $500,000 from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support the response to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced this at a media briefing on global health issues on Friday. Ghebreyesus also disclosed that 28 suspected cases and […]

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Ebola Returns To Congo with 15 fatalities confirmed

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2025

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have confirmed a fresh outbreak of Ebola in Kasai Province, where 28 suspected infections and 15 deaths have been recorded. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the outbreak is centred in the Bulape and Mweka health zones in south-central Kasai. Laboratory analysis carried out on […]

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Kebbi House of Assembly approves Pre-Marital Medical Examination Bill

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2025

The Kebbi State House of Assembly has approved the Pre-Marital Medical Examination Bill 2025, which mandates compulsory medical screening for all intending couples within the state. The legislation, put forward by the House Committee on Health, successfully passed through its first, second, and third readings before being officially adopted by Speaker Muhammad Usman.

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Antibiotic resistance could claim 10m lives annually by 2050 – WAP

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2025

World Animal Protection (WAP), an international organisation, has warned that antibiotic resistance could cause up to 10 million deaths globally each year by 2050 if unchecked. Dr. Patrick Mvinde, WAP’s Research and Planning Manager, gave the warning in Abuja on Thursday during a workshop for journalists organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). […]