Public Health Live

22/11/2016

New hope on this malignant human killer. With the malaria vaccine, one hopes that an end to the malaria scorch is finally visible.

http://healthnewsng.com/malaria-and-literacy/

Earlier today, we reported that sub-Saharan Africa is going to benefit from the world’s first malaria vaccine. It is perhaps the epitome of decades of malaria research. Even as we await the roll-out of the vaccine, we need to contend with interesting yet sad malaria and other health statistics. For…

22/11/2016

This is a welcome development especially seeing how policy inconsistency and somersaults have deranged the Nigerian health sector.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/new-national-health-policy-underway-health-minister-prof-isaac-adewole/

A NEW Health Policy that would restructure the building blocks of the nation's health sector is underway even as plans for the establishment of a Bank of Health is in the pipeline.

19/10/2016

The power of vaccine. It's one of the most effective ways of diseases prevention. It worked. It works. Let's make the best use of it.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hpv-vaccine-works-even-better-than-expected-study-finds/

Even without all 3 of the recommended doses, it offers protection against cervical cancer, a large new study shows

18/10/2016

TB is among top ten causes of death globally.
Some 1.8 million people die of TB in 2015 alone. Plus about 400,000 with HIV and TB combined. That's over 4,900 people everyday. Worrisome!

18/10/2016

10.4 million people fell ill from TB. That's about 28,500 people everyday. This is a bad trend.

18/10/2016

Positive site: Half of people that received this treatment got cured.

Negative site: Only one person out of every five that need the treatment actually get it.

17/10/2016

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17/10/2016

The outlined critical points are very essential in the process of diseases prevention. If we put them into practice frequently, we may likely reduce the chances of diseases spread and prevent outbreak occurrence by over 70%.

05/07/2014

Intensive Efforts To Curb Malaria Spread Underway http://wp.me/p4o9MD-4y

An infection with malaria pathogens changes the scent of infected mice, making those infected more attractive to mosquitoes. These are the findings of a team of researchers from ETH Zurich and Pennsylvania State University in a new study. Malaria is and… [ 514 more words. ]

05/07/2014

Vaccination Is Safe And Risks Free, Study Shows http://wp.me/p4o9MD-4p

Children should get vaccinated against preventable and potentially deadly diseases. Period. That is what a project that screened more than 20,000 scientific titles and 67 papers on vaccine safety concludes this week. The review appears in the latest… [ 722 more words. ]

05/07/2014

10 Basic Facts About Immunization http://wp.me/p4o9MD-4l

1. Immunization prevents 2.3 million deaths every year from Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis and Measles. 2. In 2010, 109 million children were vaccinated with three doses of DTP3 3.19.3 million Children did not receive DTP3 vaccine, with 70% living in 10… [ 160 more words. ]

28/06/2014

Lasser Fever Knocking Down Health Workers In Ebonyi, NMA Cries Out http://wp.me/p4o9MD-4e

Not long ago, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, brought to public notice the possible outbreak of Lasser fever in the state. However, its fear is turning out to be real, as the management of the Federal Teaching Hospital… [ 460 more words. ]