Apparently, there is a disease that affects children under that infant age of 5years, fast spreading in the northwest part of Nigeria we should pay attention to. This disorder most often occurs in severely malnourished children between the ages of 2... Read More
Five Myths About Menstruation We Must End. #MHDay2019
women will contaminate Food “In a study done in a random school in rural India, 55 percent of girls surveyed believed they could not cook or enter the kitchen during and 4 days after menstruation or food would sour.” Bringing it... Read More
Menstruation Is As Normal As Breathing – Dr. Chinonso Egemba #MHDAY2019
May 28 has been set aside as a day to raise awareness, discuss taboos associated with menstrual hygiene and to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management with the aim of enabling women and girls to achieve their full potential.... Read More
Depression is Not a Form of Evil Spirit – Dr. Nesochi Okeke-Igbokwe
Depression seem to be a trending topic and a very sensitive one too. Nigerian youths are committing suicide daily as suicide has been named the second leading cause of death among youths in Nigeria. Depression is a the leading cause of suicide and on... Read More
Paying For Health Care Services Out Of Pocket Is Inefficient – Adesimbo Ukiri
Adesimbo Ukiri is the Managing Director/CEO of Avon Healthcare Ltd. She is a passionate healthcare advocate who has also featured as a contributing resource and choice speaker on issues regarding innovation, business leadership and healthcare in... Read More
#WorldCancerDay -14million people are diagnosed with cancer yearly
Cancer is one of the most pressing healthcare problems of our time. 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year and the World Health Organization estimates that this number will increase to 22 million in the next two decades. Why World... Read More
Donating Blood Can Save Your Life
by Dr. Kelechi Okoro I’ll never forget the day I and my team were up all night, not only posting all over social media but making calls to find blood donors for a patient who needed urgent transfusion. How we ended saving 2 lives instead of... Read More
Things to Do When You Feel Depressed
Treat depression and mental illness like any other kind of illness Just because you experience depression, doesn’t mean you are depressed. Know what I mean? If you think about it as an experience, rather than something that defines you, you can make... Read More
You Think Family Planning is not for you? Have You Tried Life Planning?
Life Planning is all about young people making responsible and healthy choices Recap of Family planning Friday (#FPFRIDAY) conversation on 18th May 2018 We hosted Ms. Ajani Bless Me on this edition of FPFriday. Ajani Bless-me, is an unrepentant... Read More