Every work (skilled or unskilled) has a procedure to arrive at a finished product. However, the quality of the product is best determined by the level of compliance to the organized procedure in the provision of goods or services in a healthy and safe environment. These are documented as manuals, guidelines, or Standard Operating Procedures. […]
25th April every year is a day set aside by World Health Organization to underscore the collective energy and commitment of the global malaria community in uniting around the common goal of a world free of malaria. It highlights the remarkable progress achieved in tackling one of humanity’s oldest diseases, while also calling out worrying trends […]
World Oral Health Day, March 20, is a set aside to emphasize on the benefits of good oral hygiene and its connection with the general health, as well as its consequences on the total well being of individuals. This implies that the state of oral health of any individual impacts greatly on the person’s general health. […]
The 12th day of March is internationally recognized as World Glaucoma Day. It is a day set aside to raise awareness and screen people for Glaucoma. In most countries of the world, this annual event is usually carried out as a one week event to ensure wider participation of people. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma has […]
The rising incidents of breast lesions among the teens and twenties in our environments is calling for increased focus in preventive measures and cancer type diagnosis to reduce cost of treatment of Breast Cancer. This is a type of cancer that affects the breast tissue, originating commonly from under-liming of milk ducts (Ductal cancer) or […]
In less than four months after the outbreak of monkey pox, Nigeria suffers another outbreak again and this time, it is Lassa fever. This outbreak was identified at the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakiliki – Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria. The first reported casualty was a man who was brought in through the Accident and Emergency […]
Arthritis is a group of conditions known by inflammation that causes pain and stiffness in one or more joints of the body. The condition may be acute, severe and short lived or chronic- a constant dull ache. There are different types of arthritis and many causes, each has its own characteristics. Not all run a […]
Many adults engaged in productive activities could find what they do pleasurable, as well as stressful. The gains derived from the work are usually both the driving force and the source of pleasure. On the other hand, the physical and mental energy exhausted in the course of doing the work amounts to stress and its […]
There is an outbreak of a viral disease known as Monkeypox in Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria. It is a viral disease with symptoms in humans similar to that seen in smallpox patients. As at the time of this report, about eleven persons suspected to have been infected by the virus have been quarantined and their […]
Most parts of the world at one point or the other witness different forms of disaster. They can occur as a natural phenomenon. They can also occur due to the activities of man, or as a result of the combination of the two. Some of the natural disasters are often expected and seasonal too. The […]