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BlogBust the Festive Season Bulge
It’s the festive season, the time when we make merry, eat, and drink all in the name CHRISTMAS. BREAKING NEWS!!!!!! Santa’s fit for Christmas. He’s made significant changes to the menu so that he can...
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BlogGood news for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Good news on HIV/AIDS in Africa is scarce so when there is not one but two exciting reports on the prevention and treatment of the disease it’s notable and cause for optimism. In 2013 the...
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BlogHope for the child with the smiling eyes – musings on the 2017 Kano Initiative
A lifetime of serving the poor and marginalized did not prepare me for what my eyes and heart encountered at the Mother and Child malnutrition Initiative in Kano State. I’ve worked in Cambodia with survivors...
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BlogA dwindling potential – musings on the 2017 Kano Initiative
Being city born and bred – in Lagos, to be precise – it’s difficult to imagine anything more different than life in rural North West Nigeria. The Kano health initiative was only my second trip...
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BlogThe HealthZone television program and Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative take bold steps to combat malnutrition
HealthCore Ltd., producers of The HealthZone television program and this blog in a strategic partnership with the Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), is taking bold steps to tackle the problem of malnutrition in women and...
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Blog8 Breast Cancer risks you should know about
As yet another Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to a close, it’s worth reviewing the symptoms and eight crucial breast cancer risk factors. Most women panic a little when they feel a breast lump but...
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BlogWhat you can do to lower your risk for Breast Cancer
Current research on breast cancer is improving the treatment and helping women worldwide lower their risk for breast cancer. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the picture is not quite as rosy. Poor health awareness and limited access...
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BlogMonkeypox – Vital things you should know
It appears that there is a small monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria. While there’s a reason to be concerned, it’s important to note that most cases so far are “suspected” cases. Of 21 cases tested so...
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BlogCholera – Taking steps to protect yourself
It comes as no surprise that the parts of the world with the most significant cholera outbreaks in the last 6 months include Yemen, Somalia and Northeast Nigeria – all areas experiencing unrest. In Yemen,...
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BlogMalaria – Exciting new weapons to win the battle
We read and hear about the statistics of Malaria’s impact in Africa so much that it no longer seems to shock us. The traditional weapons in the fight against malaria – Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets,...
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