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Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
IntroductionThe World Health Organization defines Diabetes mellitus as a chronic disease caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. The pancreas is a large gland behind the...
World Health Day 2018 Feature Article: UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
Health is a right. This is a fact. However, that seems not to be the case in most countries, especially the developing countries like Nigeria. It is still herculean to get access to quality healthcare in some parts of Africa. Non communicable diseases account for 67%...
Cholera Outbreak- Yobe, Nigeria; Bauchi, Nigeria; Lusaka, Zambia.
Introduction Yobe Story In the last six days, 160 cases of cholera have been reported in Gashua, Yobe State. Of these, 13 people have been reported dead. Sabon Gari, Katuzu, Zango, Lawan Musa and Sarkin Hausawa, which were among the areas worst affected by the...
Flying Doctors Nigeria Sponsors the iWOW Global Summit
The Flying Doctors Nigeria Air Ambulance service runs an active corporate social responsibility program aimed at promoting gender equality across Africa. We do this by focussing on women’s health, empowerment and educational programs. As part of our Corporate Social...
International Happiness Day 2018
What is the International Happiness Day? It’s a day to be happy! The International Happiness Day is an annual celebration of happiness as a fundamental human right and goal for all of humanity. Our governments and everyone should recognise that progress is “about...
What you should know about Sickle Cell Anaemia
Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited form of anaemia (deficiency of red cells or of haemoglobin in the blood) in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout your body. Under normal conditions, the human red blood cells are...