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BlogLifesaving tips for medical emergencies
There are few situations more frightening than a medical emergency that you feel unprepared to handle. If someone suddenly becomes unconscious right in front of you would you know how to help? Are you confident...
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BlogWhy obesity is not evidence of good living
It’s ironic that Africa is now facing a “double burden” of disease. On the one hand, we’re dealing with the problems of infectious diseases and under-nutrition. On the other, we’re battling a rapid rise in...
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Blog4 Great reasons to exercise for a brain boost
What if you shift your thinking on exercise? What if you stop looking at it as a way to lose weight or fix a blood pressure problem? What about viewing exercise instead as a daily...
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BlogHow to manage stress and not go crazy
We all develop ways to deal with the stress in our lives. Human tendency is to go with what is comfortable and makes us “feel” better. Such coping mechanisms work only temporarily. In the long...
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Blog5 Effective ways you can prevent Stroke
Death and disability from a stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa are seven times higher than in developed countries, so it’s important to know effective ways to prevent stroke. Stroke is the leading cause of death from...
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Blog5 simple steps that can save a baby’s life
In urban West Africa, Amaka’s childhood friend Chijioke just lost her newborn. Only three days old, the baby died from an infection. Amaka, 30 years old and pregnant herself, heart clutched in fear, doesn’t know...
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BlogHealthy eating in pregnancy – The best gift for baby
Do you know that pregnancy is the only time when what you eat directly affects another person? One of the best things you can do for your baby is to eat well-balanced and nutritious food...
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BlogMeningitis – The facts and what you can do
It almost seems unfair that the regions of the world with the weakest health systems get repeatedly hit with infectious disease outbreaks that they’re poorly equipped to handle. The current meningitis outbreak in Nigeria is...
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BlogLassa fever – What You Should Know
It’s common knowledge that even though malaria occurs year-round in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the highest number of cases occur during the rainy season. The rains create standing pools of water that are a perfect...
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BlogUnite to End TB – World TB Day March 24, 2017
In the developing world, Tuberculosis continues to be a scourge. HIV/AIDS and the rise of multidrug-resistant TB (MDRTB) magnifies the disease, creating an epidemic that developing nations are poorly equipped to combat. Tuberculosis causes the...
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