According to the World Health Organization, Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world. Their ability to carry and spread disease to humans causes millions of deaths every year. The worldwide incidence of dengue has risen 30-fold in the past 30 years, and more countries are reporting their first outbreaks of the disease. […]
Drug addiction is a complex illness. It is characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persist even in the face of devastating consequences. This update of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment is intended to address addiction to a wide […]
What is heroin? Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the various opium poppy plants grown in Southeast and Southwest Asia, Mexico, and Colombia. Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin. Other common names […]
What is Adderall? Adderall is a prescription medication that contains two drugs: amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. It belongs to a class of medications called stimulants. It’s most commonly used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It’s also used to treat narcolepsy. Adderall is considered a first-choice treatment option for ADHD. Studies show that it improves attention […]
Valium (diazepam) is a prescription medication that is used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, alcohol withdrawal, and seizures. It is designed to be used only under the care and supervision of a doctor. In addition to the calming effect that Valium creates, it can also cause the release of chemicals in the brain called endorphins. […]
What is Personal protective equipment (PPE)? Personal protective equipment is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemicals, biohazards, and airborne particulate matter. PPE does not include: Ordinary working clothes or uniforms […]
Nigeria is one of the countries that has embraced the World Health Organization’s essential drugs‘ programme. An essential drugs list, containing two hundred medications Download Link [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.publichealth.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Essential-Medicines-List-2010.pdf” title=”Essential Medicines List Nigeria”] Download Link
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) are designed to protect the wearer’s skin, eyes, mucous membranes, airways and clothing from coming into contact with infectious agents. Mucous membranes and skin with compromised integrity are portals of entry that are highly susceptible to infectious agents such as COVID-19. It is important to note that the use of PPE […]
What are health inequalities? Health inequalities can be defined as the unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health across the population and between specific population groups. Some authors, particularly from North America, use ‘inequalities’ to denote differences between groups and ‘inequities’ to denote unjust differences between groups. The more commonly used term “inequality” has been […]
