Medication Education for children isn’t about teaching children how to take medications rather, it involves enlightening them about the dangers of them taking the medications without an adult’s supervision. I designed this 3-step guide to go about the education process however, this guide might not be very effective for children below the age of 5…
Irrespective of who we are, each one of us is part of society. We share the environment, the resources either natural or man-made and the way each one of us manages the environment and the resources therein will affect other people and the generations to come. Though this can be a huge problem, however, there…
Teeth brushing is an essential part of dental hygiene, with directions on how it should be done, the tools needed and how often it should be done. This detailed information shows that there is a need to brush the teeth properly for the benefit of teeth brushing towards good dental health to be achieved. A…
A teacher’s job has an essential contribution towards every aspect of development a country needs, being saddled with such huge responsibility could pose a negative effect on the health of teachers which could in a way affect their productivity. Several studies have shown that the mental and physical health of a teacher are major…
The individual characteristics are the features of the body system which differentiate one person from the other, these features could either be external to the body or found in the body system. Most proponents of disease theories consider individual characteristics as a major determining factor regarding the possibility of becoming infected with a particular disease.…
HIV/AIDS centres are sometimes reffered as heart to heart centres. 1) Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos Island 2) Massey Children’s Hospital, Lagos Island 3) General Hospital, Isolo, Lagos 4) Badagry General Hospital, Badagry, Lagos State 5) General Hospital Gbagada,Lagos 6) General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos state 7) General Hospital, Epe, Lagos state 8) Igando-Ikoku Primary Health Care…
The past 20 years have shown a landmark improvement in the treatment of HIV/AIDS however, this would not have been possible without the continuous effort of individual’s concerned about people living with HIV/AIDS. These improvements have ensured a better future for people living with HIV/AIDS, the control of its spread, with possible prevention in the…
–Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years.Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles cases worldwide increased to 869,770 in 2019, the highest number reported since 1996 with increases in all WHO regions. Global…
Member States at the resumed virtual, 73rd World Health Assembly, recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of the millions of health and care workers at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic, unanimously designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers (YHCW). Member States and Non-State Actors in unison, spoke to the critical role of health…
In a year marked by the global COVID-19 pandemic, global health leaders convening virtually at this week’s World Health Assembly called for continued urgent action on polio eradication. The Assembly congratulated the African region on reaching the public health milestone of certification as wild polio free, but highlighted the importance of global solidarity to achieve…
