One day after age 40, a man might wake up in the morning and rush to the toilet in a bid to relieve himself of the pressure built up in his bladder over the course of the night. Standing over the toilet, he might have to strain more than usual to pass out urine, which…
By 2030 we should achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations- Target two of the sustainable development goal number 6 on sanitation, stated in the year 2015. Four years on, we’re no…
“116 million out of approximately 200 million Nigerian citizens do not have access to decent toilet facilities. This has led to 38.8 million Nigerians engaging in open defecation”- Evelyn Mere, Acting Country Director, Nigeria on July 18, 2019. It doesn’t just end there. She also said the crisis in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)…
“Health is a human right. No one should get sick and die just because they are poor or because they cannot access the health services they need.”- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General World Health Organization (WHO). Nigeria’s first major step towards achieving financial risk protection in Universal Health Coverage was the establishment of the National…
Skin whitening, also known as skin lightening and skin bleaching refers to the use of chemical substances in an attempt to lighten the skin or provide an even skin color by reducing the melanin concentration in the skin. This is achieved by the use of soaps, herbs and creams containing the whitening substances. Nigeria happens…
The first sighting of a white man by black men probably didn’t cause so much drama as one would expect. Black men probably had seen a few white men amidst themselves. The question that must have lingered for quite some time would be ‘what makes us black and what makes them white?’ In this article,…
According to the WHO and UNICEF, 20 million children missed out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018. “Vaccines are one of our most important tools for preventing outbreaks and keeping the world safe”, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO… Since man’s discovery of vaccines, the burden of infectious…
TB prevention consists of several main parts. Stopping the transmission of TB from one adult to another This is done through identifying people with active TB, and then curing them through the provision of drug treatment. Such treatment should also be effective to prevent the emergence of drug resistance which reduces the overall effect of…
Nigeria has the highest TB burden in Africa and sixth highest in the world – Deputy Director, National tuberculosis and leprosy control programme (NTBLCP) on the 9th of July 2019. For most Nigerians, it’s no new thing for Nigeria to top the charts of Africa. After all, the country is commonly referred to as the…
“Always take some fruits and vegetables” happens to be the most common diet tip the world has to offer every single person in it. It doesn’t matter if the individual is lying on a hospital bed with a terminal illness or up and going in optimal health, all they need are fruits and vegetables. Here,…