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FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME DISORDER AWARENESS DAY 2021

When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, it enters the bloodstream and reaches the developing fetus by crossing the placenta, the fetus metabolizes alcohol slower than in adults, thereby increasing alcohol concentration in the fetus bloodstream, this interferes with the delivery of oxygen and optimal nutrition to the developing baby, hence, causing harm to the development of tissues and organs, followed by permanent brain damage to the fetus.

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World Hepatitis Day ’21

This year’s theme is “Hepatitis can’t wait”, conveying the urgency of efforts needed to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. With a person dying every 30 seconds from a hepatitis-related illness – even in the current COVID-19 crisis – we can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis.

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WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY 2021.

Celebrated yearly on the 19th of June, is the World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The theme for this year is “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell”.

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WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY

Today May 17, we join the rest of the world to mark World Hypertension Day. The theme for this year is “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control

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WORLD MALARIA DAY

Today April 25, we join the rest of the world to mark World Malaria Day. The theme for this year is “Zero Malaria – Draw the Line Against Malaria”. Malaria

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WORLD MENINGITIS DAY

Today April 24, we join the rest of the world to mark World Meningitis Day that helps to raise awareness about meningitis. Meningitis is the

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WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY 2021: THE CLOCK IS TICKING

World tuberculosis day is celebrated every year on the 24th of March to raise public awareness about the overwhelming health, social and economic consequences of

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World Glaucoma Week 2021

Welcome to World Glaucoma Week 2021. World Glaucoma Week is an initiative that promotes the awareness of Glaucoma. This year’s theme is “The World is

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International Women’s Day 2021

Today March 8, 2021 marks International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge. It is a day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political

WORLD CANCER DAY 2021 – Part 2

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body…part 1, click

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Global Hand Washing Day

Global hand washing day is an opportunity to design, test, and replicate creative ways to encourage people to wash their hands with soap at critical times. October

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World Sight Day

World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.

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World Heart Day

World Heart Day takes place on 29th September every year and is the world’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the

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World Patient Safety Day

On 17 September 2020, the World Health Organization, international partners and all countries celebrates World Patient Safety Day. The theme for 2020 is “Health Worker

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WORLD SEPSIS DAY

World Sepsis Day holds on September 13 every year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against sepsis. It creates awareness that sepsis can be prevented by vaccination and clean care. In addition, early recognition and treatment reduces sepsis mortality by 50%.

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Colon Cancer (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment)

The Colon is the large intestine or large bowel. The rectum is the passageway that connects the colon to the anus. Sometimes abnormal growths, called

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World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is celebrated on June 19th of each year. The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public

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SAFE BLOOD SAVES LIVES

This year World Blood Donor Day is celebrated today June 14, 2020. The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gift

‘PROTECTING YOUTH FROM INDUSTRY MANIPULATION AND PREVENTING THEM FROM TOBACCO AND NICOTINE USE’

World No Tobacco Day is on 31 May 2020. The theme this year ‘Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use’. The tobacco epidemic is one of the

Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer

Do you know your numbers? Blood pressure is written as two numbers. The first (systolic) number represents the pressure in blood vessels when the heart

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CANCER

Overview Cancer refers to any one of a large number of diseases characterized by the development of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably and have the

CORONAVIRUS

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle

LASSA FEVER

Lassa fever is an acute febrile illness, with bleeding and death in severe cases. It is caused by the Lassa fever virus with an incubation

LEPROSY

Leprosy (also known as Hanson’s disease) is a long-lasting infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (Bacteria).Every year over 3500 people are diagnosed with leprosy and about

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