By Dr. Onwah Uzuazo Have you ever used a controlled substance? Do you personally know anyone who has? There isn’t a lot of reliable information on drug use in Nigeria, but according to the UNODC in 2007, over 10% [...]
HYPERTENSION – SILENT KILLER, GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES Theme: Know your numbers Blood pressure is created by the force of blood pushing against the walls of blood vessels (arteries) as it is pumped by the heart. Hypertension, also known [...]
CLOSING THE MALARIA PREVENTION GAP Another 25th April is here again, World Malaria Day is a day to celebrate and bring awareness of the global efforts to reduce the burden of malaria worldwide. Malaria is heavily concentrated in the [...]
Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). Although tuberculosis (TB) is preventable [...]
This year World Kidney Day has its theme as ‘Kidney Disease and Obesity’. The aim of this global awareness is to promote education about the harmful consequences of obesity and its association with kidney disease, advocating healthy lifestyle and [...]
By Dr. Esther I. Azi International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The theme [...]
By Dr. Dina Nwanali An average Nigerian is typically very traditional. Nearly every tribe in Nigeria has its own traditional beliefs/systems on how a newborn should be cared for from the very first day of his life,through the succeeding [...]
By Dr. Ovundah Nyeche Strokes occur due to problems with the blood supply to the brain: either the blood supply is blocked or a blood vessel within the brain ruptures, causing brain tissue to die. A stroke is [...]
By Dr. Ovundah Nyeche Mama was very sound and went to the village for a function, she was apparently as fit as a fiddle when she left. She was speaking in the village meeting when she slumped and [...]
World Leprosy Day takes place on the last Sunday in January, this year it will be on the 29th. The day aims to raise awareness of a disease that many people believe to be extinct, when in fact around [...]