Gerontology and geriatrics are scientific and medical disciplines respectively, that are concerned with all aspects of health and disease in the elderly, and with the normal aging process. Gerontology is the scientific study of the phenomena of aging, by which is meant the progressive changes that take place in a cell, a tissue, an organ, a system, […]
Officially Republic of Benin, this country consists of a narrow wedge of territory extending northward for about 420 miles (675 kilometres) from the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, on which it has a 75-mile seacoast, to the Niger River, which forms part of Benin’s northern border with Niger. Benin is bordered to the […]
The word HUMIRA stands for HUman Monoclonal Antibody In Rheumatoid Arthritis. The medication Humira (adalimumab) is a prescription drug that comes as an injectable solution. It’s not available in a generic form. Humira comes as an injection you give yourself. It’s available as a pen injection and an injectable prefilled syringe. It is used to […]
According to news report reaching public health Nigeria , a yet-to-be-identified disease has claimed at least 18 lives at Matazu, in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, The Sun reports. However, according to ThisDay newspaper, the strange disease has reportedly killed no fewer than 50 people in the Local Government Area of Katsina State […]
World Health Organization (WHO) is recruiting for Public Health Officer World Health Organization WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries […]
Àmàlà is a local indigenous Nigerian food made out of yam and or cassava flour, or from unripe plantain flour. Yams are peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then blended into a flour, also called elubo. Yams are white in colour but turn brown when dried; this gives àmàlà its colour. Àmàlà is from Western Africa […]
Public Health Science deals with dangers to the public health of a population, whether small or large (i.e. populations of a continent) to improve the quality of health and the quality of life through detecting and preventing disease and other physical and mental health conditions, promoting health behaviors. Public health-related events in the US paralleled […]
The Origins of Public Health in the United States By John B. Blake During the second half of the 19th century the United States changed from a predominantly agricultural and rural to an industrial and urban civilization. The rise of the city forced upon the attention of the American people many problems which previously they […]
The attention of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (hereinafter known as MLSCN) has been drawn to adverts in flyers and handbills by certain Colleges/Universities calling for admission from unsuspecting members of the public into the following programmes Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant programmes (MLT/A) Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS) programme The adverts […]
The healthcare services in Cameroon are provided by hospitals and clinics. The country has 178 health districts, with 162 district hospitals, of which only 154 of these hospitals are operational. In addition, Cameroon has 2,043 public medical facilities, mainly concentrated in the urban areas of the country. Nursing salaries in Cameroon are rising in the […]
