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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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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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BlogMalaria – Taking the fight to mosquitoes
After steadily declining numbers of malaria cases and malaria deaths worldwide between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 2016 recorded an increase in malaria cases and no change in the number...
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BlogInexpensive lifesaving treatment for diarrhoea
Almost everyone has a bout of diarrhoea once, maybe twice a year. It lasts for a couple of uncomfortable days, and then you’re over it. What is a mild illness for you is life-threatening for...
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BlogDoes your “late bloomer” have Autism?
At a child’s birthday party I noticed a child who seemed to hang behind and wasn’t playing with the other kids. Judging by his size, he appeared to be about 4 or 5 years old...
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