What is community health care? Community health is a branch of public health which focuses on people and their role as determinants of their own and other people’s health it focuses on the physical and mental well-being of the people in a specific geographic region. This important subsection of public health includes initiatives to help […]
According to the World Health Organization, community health workers serves as a liaison between the community and the health care, government and social service systems. These are the people on the front lines, providing advocacy, education and support to civilians in order to help them improve their lifestyle and connect them with their proper healthcare […]
Definition of Public Health Public health is defined as the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases. What is the function of public health? Generally, public health is concerned […]
Nigeria, a country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria’s most diverse feature is its people. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), is Nigeria’s leading national public health institute. The NCDC is a Nigerian federal government agency under the Federal […]
What is a relapse? Relapse’ is a word that is used in many different ways in a variety of contexts. It is defined in the Macquarie Dictionary as “to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc”. It could also be defined as “deterioration in a patient’s condition after a partial recovery”. It […]
What is Angel Dust? Angel Dust is the street name for Phencyclidine or phenylcyclohexyl piperidine, also known as PCP among other names. It is a drug used for its mind-altering effects. PCP may cause hallucinations, distorted perceptions of sounds, and violent behavior. As a recreational drug, it is typically smoked, but may be taken by […]
According to the Latest data from Johns Hopkins University, the latest death toll from Coronavirus stands at more than 502,000,as cases continue to soar and outbreaks pop up in countries across the world. The United States has the highest confirmed fatality count, having recorded at least 125,800 deaths — just over a quarter of the global total […]
The green oval ball football like shaped pill with imprint S 902 has been identified as Alprazolam 1mg supplied by Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc. Alprazolam is indicated for the management of anxiety disorder (a condition corresponding most closely to the APA Diagnostic and Statistical Manual [DSM-IIIR] diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder) or the short-term relief of […]
South Africa has a lot of improvements to make in terms of population’s physical accessibility, financial protection and acceptability of the current public health care system. The National Health Insurance offers hope to the disadvantaged but it will not be ready anytime soon leaving the current health care arrangements with their own vulnerability needing continued […]
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food or RUTF is a vitamin and mineral fortified peanut paste mixed with dry milk products. They are energy-dense, micronutrient enhanced pastes used in therapeutic feeding. These soft foods are a homogenous mix of lipid-rich foods, with a nutritional profile similar to the World Health Organization-recommended therapeutic milk formula used for inpatient therapeutic […]
