The Ebola virus has remerged, this time in Democratic republic of Congo. According to WHO, more than 16 people have been confirmed dead in an area of North-western Democratic Republic of Congo and 393 people identified as contacts of Ebola patients are being followed up. In the pursuit to control this outbreak, WHO has authorized […]
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Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, child malnutrition and malaria are often the Centre of attention when major public health issues are discussed in Africa. Meanwhile, we breathe in the real killer from household pollution, stoves, polluting fuels inside our homes and contaminated ambient air. New researches have shown that air pollution is responsible for most of the premature
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photo credit: venture Africa Codeine is a short-acting narcotic that is prescribed by physicians and it mostly used for pain relief, couigh and diarrhoea treatment. It can be highly addictive and gives its users an overall feeling of pleasure and sense of high/calm. When codeine is used, it penetrates the brain and causes the release
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Globally, one in three women has experienced physical violence, one out of five exposed to sexual violence and eight in ten harassed on the street. Violence against women has been recognised by the World Health Organisation (be it sexual, physical or psychological) as a major public health issue and should be seen as violation of
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The United Nations has continuously warned against the misuse of antibiotics. Taking antibiotics when it is unnecessary put us all at risk and speed up antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is when the effect of antibiotics is repelled by a bacteria causing disease. The bacteria will now SURVIVE, continue to multiply causing more harm to the
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Water is an important building block of life.On the 22nd March every year, world water day is observed, which emphasises on actions to fight against water crisis. More than 663 million people today are living without safe water close to their homes, most people spend countless hours trekking to far sources and also
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The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 110 since the recent outbreak late last year. Lassa fever is endemic in Nigeria just like malaria. The virus affects both men and women in all age group. Individuals at risk include those living in rural and peri-urban areas where there are crowded living
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