The whole world's attention is fixated on  COVID 19, so I believe it's okay for you to focus your attention on something else that is also important, maintaining a healthy skin in this hot and humid weather. This is one course you don't want to carry over. If I may ask,'won't you rather be looking your best at the COVID 19 EXTERMINATION PARTY?' It's certainly taking place anytime soon. Like I said earlier, the whole world has covid 19 in it's glare, so enjoy your break.  Maintaining a healthy skin in a situation of epileptic power supply in the tropical heat is a daunting task,though doable. KNOW YOUR SEASONS  I'm sure you will agree with me that Nigerian hot weather knows no boundaries. Be it in the wet season  or dry season, at some points in the year we always get our abundant supply of sunshine. God bless my country Nigeria.  Nigeria has a tropical climate with variable rainy and dry season, depending on your location, temperature and ...

I got up early with strong determination that enough is enough, no more piling the gluteus fat and massive looking love handle and mega beans cake tummy. I said a prayer, decked my  work out kit aka  my  Motivation Kit . Y ou can only imagine how motivated I was. I can't over emphasized the benefit of getting yourself a  Motivation Kit . It helps keeps you motivated and conscious of your task, keeping fit and in shape. So make sure you get you an exercise kit  here  and  here . I set out with my husband for a jog. Having company or challenge mate is another motivation which spurs you on. Alas! Despite my over 100% motivation and zeal and drive, I couldn't believe it when I started hyperventilating after having only jogged for 2 minutes! I was scared  I thought I was going to have a cardiac arrest because  I was terribly out of breathe and feeling dizzy at the same time. I couldn't keep up with ordinary walking. I later realized my mistak...

By   Mujidat Amusa Following the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Nigeria, increasing number of cases, increasing number of deaths and increasing number of states involved, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)  is involving representative from organizations like National Primary Health Care Development Agency  (NPHCPA) , World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF, US Centre for Disease Control, Médecins San Frontières and E Health Africa. This focused on enlightenment, prevention, strengthening disease surveillance, case detection, verification and management. Amongst the various means of curbing this menace is routine vaccination. Though this vaccine protects for only 3-5years, mass vaccination in combination with epidemiological surveillance and prompt case management in areas having this outbreak will go a long way in disease control. SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR The following signs may worth further investigation in areas involved. Fever Severe, persi...

  Patient engagement is a relative term which varies across the globe. This is a topic that I'm very passionate about because of personal experiences. The basic of patient engagement involves efforts taken by a health care provider to educate and enlighten the patient on the state of his/her health in such a way that the patient is able to feel and understand the urgency or lack of urgency therein. The term patient engagement is used here for simplicity, therefore aside from the patient,others like the family and the care givers are also included. This service should be provided to all patients irrespective of their level of literacy or illiteracy. This level of patient engagement, I believe is the least a health care provider is expected to give to patients . Prior to further explanation, let me share my experience. I met this woman with signs of serious liver and kidney problems. On engaging her, she could not even tell me the summary of what ailed her. This is a woman tha...