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28/10/2025

On World Polio Day, Somalia Reaffirms Its Commitment to Ending Polio

Mogadishu, October 24 – Health officials, medical workers, and international partners gathered at Banadir Hospital on Thursday to commemorate World Polio Day, reaffirming their commitment to eradicating the debilitating disease from Somalia...

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24/10/2025

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20/10/2025

🌍 Public Health vs 🩺 Medicine — Two Paths, One Goal

Both Public Health and Medicine aim to improve health — but they do so in very different ways.
Understanding the difference is essential for anyone working in health sciences, research, or clinical care.

🩺 Medicine: Focus on the Individual

Medicine deals directly with diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of individual patients.
It focuses on what has already gone wrong — and works to restore normal function.

A medical doctor asks:

“What is wrong with this patient, and how can I treat it?”

Medicine is curative and reactive.
It deals with conditions one person at a time — whether it’s prescribing drugs, performing surgery, or managing chronic diseases.

Example:
A physician treats a patient with diabetes using insulin and provides follow-up care to manage blood sugar levels.

🌍 Public Health: Focus on Populations

Public health looks beyond the hospital. It studies the health of communities and populations to prevent disease before it occurs.
It’s preventive and proactive, using data, education, and policy to promote long-term well-being.

A public health professional asks:

“Why are so many people developing diabetes, and what can we do to stop it?”

Public health works through vaccination programs, sanitation, health education, epidemiological surveillance, and policy change.

Example:
A public health team runs awareness campaigns on healthy diets and physical activity, and works with local governments to reduce sugar in processed foods — preventing diabetes across a community.

🔍 In simple terms:
• Medicine treats disease in individuals.
• Public Health prevents disease in populations.
• Medicine focuses on cure, Public Health focuses on prevention.
• Medicine saves lives one patient at a time, Public Health saves lives by the thousands.

🧩 How They Work Together

Neither can stand alone.
During a cholera outbreak, public health ensures clean water, sanitation, and community education — while medicine treats dehydrated patients in hospitals.
In HIV control, public health drives testing, prevention, and awareness, while medicine ensures clinical management and adherence to treatment.

Both are essential, complementing each other in the journey toward a healthier society.

In essence:
🩺 Medicine heals those who are sick.
🌍 Public Health prevents others from becoming sick.
Together, they shape a world where care meets prevention.

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24/09/2025

You must look for good in people to have more of it appear. As you look for the good, you will be amazed what your new focus reveals.

29/08/2025

AWARENESS: PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DIPHTHERIA

WACYIGELIN: KA HORTAGGA IYO MAAREYNTA CUDURKA Gowracatada (Afsomali)

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14/08/2025

Dr. Oguz Basut became ill suddenly while doing delicate surgery to remove a tumour from a young woman's salivary glands. He had contracted food poisoning the day before, and his blood pressure was already falling. However, interrupting the procedure might have seriously endangered the patient because the tumour was found so close to a major facial nerve. In order to stabilise himself while performing the procedure from a laying posture, Dr. Basut instructed his colleagues to insert an IV into his right foot. He was determined to complete. His blood pressure returned to normal in a matter of minutes, and the procedure went well. A photograph of Dr. Basut operating safely while attached to an IV went viral very fast. Ahmet Saim Kilavuz, president of Bursa Uludag University, posted the picture and praised the surgeon for his bravery and dedication despite his own suffering. However, Dr. Basut played down the accolades, saying, "I'm not a hero." "I think any professional in my position would have done same."