HEALTH

MSF Ramps Up Emergency Response as Lassa Fever Outbreak Deepens in Benue

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2026

A worsening Lassa fever outbreak in Benue State has triggered an urgent intervention by international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), as rising infections and deaths place severe pressure on already stretched health facilities. Working in collaboration with the

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Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Mental Health and Malnutrition Together

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2025

Every year, millions of children around the world suffer from malnutrition—a crisis that is all too visible in their frail bodies and tired eyes. But what is often less visible, yet just as devastating, are the psychological wounds that malnutrition inflicts on both children and their caregivers.Over the years, the upward surge in children admitted […]

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MSF Expresses Worries Over Rising Cases of Cholera in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders has expressed concern over the rising number of cholera cases in Zamfara State, citing high number of cases from three of the state’s Ministry of Health (MOH) medical facilities it supports. In a statement on Thursday, it said from mid-June to early August, the medical […]

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MSF Launches Urgent Measles Vaccination Drive in Zurmi, Zamfara State

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in partnership with the Zamfara State Ministry of Health and the Zurmi Local Government Authority, has kicked off an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Zurmi LGA in response to a sharp rise in infections that has already led to the deaths of 24 children this year. Most of the children who […]

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‘We are no longer afraid’: MSF hands over Lassa fever care in Ebonyi State

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2025

After seven years of critical support from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), local health authorities in Ebonyi State are now well equipped to take on Lassa fever with improved infrastructure, training, and resilience—saving lives and restoring confidence in the healthcare system. In early 2018, Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria faced a serious public health concern.