According to a Cambridge University article, A face mask should be the first item of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that is put on and the last item that is taken off. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently begun to recommend using a cloth face covering when you’re […]
According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 is primarily spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. A face mask also called a medical mask, is a loose-fitting disposable mask that protects the wearer’s nose and mouth from contact with droplets, splashes, and sprays that may contain germs. It also filters […]
Fufu is an essential food in most of West Africa, and it followed enslaved West Africans when they came to the Caribbean. It is often described as having a slightly tart and sour taste. It’s eaten across West Africa, in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Sierra Leone and more, and it pairs well with […]
Pounded yam is one of the most important foods in Nigeria. This food is made from yam, a perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical regions, especially in Africa. With advances in technology, we don’t have to go through the stress of pounding yams using mortar […]
In Nigeria, public health officers focus on the overall health of communities instead of treating individual patients. They educate the public on specific health risks and basic healthy living strategies, and also create programs to encourage healthier lifestyles and minimize the risk of illness, disease and infection. They need a medical/ health care degree or […]
A popular West African food, waakye is a Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans, commonly eaten for breakfast or lunch. The rice and beans, usually black eyed peas or cow beans, are cooked together, along with red dried sorghum leaf sheaths or stalks and limestone. The red sorghum leaves add a distinct flavour and […]
Contraception aims to prevent pregnancy. A woman can get pregnant if a man’s sperm reaches one of her eggs (ova). Contraception tries to stop this happening by: keeping the egg and sperm apart. Postinor 2 is one of the many emergency contraceptive pills used for this purpose. Postinor-2 is not intended as a regular method of contraception. It […]
“What’s the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?”― Jess C. Scott, “Only fake people value fake news.”— Oche Otorkpa “A persons character is shown through their actions in life NOT where they sit on Sunday.”― Navonne Johns “In the beginning, some people try […]
The Nigerian condom market is filled with several brands, for both males and females. Popular brands are Gold Circle, Durex, Fiesta, Rough-Rider, Flex, Trojan, and Kiss just to mention few. According to a recent report from the Society for Family Health (SFH), Nigerians use an estimated number of 400 million condoms annually. If not properly […]
Pharmaceutical waste is any waste that contains medicinal drugs that are expired, unused, contaminated damaged or no longer needed. Pharmaceutical waste can result from many activities and locations in a healthcare facility. If you have a compounding pharmacy on site, it generates drug waste. Anywhere medicines are employed can be the site of spills, half-used […]
