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BlogCervical health – Three things you need to know
Even in 2020, there are large parts of Africa where a woman’s primary value is in her ability to bear children. Problems with the cervix can have a massive impact on being able to have...
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BlogAlcohol – Is that your poison of choice?
Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world. It is also the most abused drug in the world. The generally accepted use of alcohol for celebrations and relaxation makes you unaware that it...
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BlogThe ABCs of Hepatitis
World Hepatitis Day is on July 28 and a great opportunity for you to learn about the global impact of viral hepatitis and how to prevent it. Do you know that 325 million people worldwide...
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BlogTop 4 holiday safety tips for children
It’s heartbreaking that in Africa, if a child manages to survive dangerous infectious diseases in the first five years of life, the next obstacle to get past is harm or death from injuries. The home,...
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BlogHow to recognize codeine addiction
While the rest of Nigeria reels from the eye-opening BBC Africa documentary about codeine syrup addiction in Nigeria, thousands of families in Northern Nigeria know the devastation of drug addiction first hand. Drug addiction is...
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BlogThe ABCs of health for your child – Part 2
The ABC’s of child health are the health basics you need to pay careful attention to at home on a daily basis. Never mind the academics, if your child is unhealthy, he or she can’t...
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BlogThe ABCs of health for your child – Part 1
As parents, our responsibility to nurture our children requires a holistic approach – taking into consideration the whole child. Healthy living for your child requires that you place equal importance on your child’s physical, developmental,...
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BlogEbola rears its scary head again
Ebola rears its scary head again. Last week we were smacked with the news that there’s a fresh outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC government confirmed...
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BlogTraining Community Health Ambassadors to combat malnutrition
The HealthZone Wellness Initiative, the NGO arm of The HealthZone television program in a continuing partnership with the Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), a Kano-based NGO, is developing sustainable solutions to the problem of malnutrition...
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BlogAddressing Malaria in Pregnancy
Do you know that Malaria is the cause of death in one out of every ten women who die from pregnancy-related conditions? Startling as that may sound when you tally the numbers, it’s even more...
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