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Hello, within the past few days, NaijaHealth.com has been passing through major rehabilitation and restructuring but today we are happy to announce to you that we have successfully completed the upgrade with addition of new features. Nowever, certain parts of the website has been removed due to observable redundance.
New features added include:
1. A dynamic toolbar which shows at the bottom of the website; this allows you to connect with your facebook, myspace and twitter profile, do well to connect as soon as you get back to the website.
2. A brand new online connect component which will allow you to connect with other users of the website. Did you invite your friends to NaijaHealth.com, you can as well stay in touch with them on NaijaHealth.com
3. We just upgraded our member registration procedure which now entells addition of your personal detail like profile pictures and contact details. We recomend that you visit NaijaHealth.com to update your status.
4. ForumConnect, a forum has also been added; to the website which seeks to connect people from diverse hospitals and clinces in Ngeria.
5. A simple notifcation request form has been added. Our visitors who want to get notifications/newsletters can just simply drop their email addersses.
6. Our friend inviter macine on NaijaHealth.com has been eratic lately, but that has been fixed. You can now invite your contacts from your email providers and social networks like facebook to join NaijaHealth.com.
7. NaijaHealth.com shall soon wear a brand new look. Please look out!
As we deem fit to update/upgrade the site, we shall do this; Thanks to concerned users who have made calls and sent emails to pass across their suggestions.
NaijaHealth Admin
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Friday, December 25, 2009
Study Pathology online
Hi friends, NaijaHealth.com has added a new feature, you can now study Robbins Pathology Online at http://robbinspathology.naijahealth.com
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Free Online Library
Hi friends, i am glad to introduce to you a website with free online educational maetrials.
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Anatomy:
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Physiology:
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Biochemistry:
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Medicine:
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Surgery:
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Anesthsiology:
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Obstetrics:
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Gynecology:
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Radiology:
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Pathology:
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Opthalmology:
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Dermatology:
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Patient Simulations:
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Health Reference:
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International Medical Organisations:
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NaijaHealth.com Online Library
Anatomy:
http://naijahealth.com/library/anatomy.htm
Physiology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/physiology.htm
Biochemistry:
http://naijahealth.com/library/biochemistry.htm
Medicine:
http://naijahealth.com/library/medicine.htm
Surgery:
http://naijahealth.com/library/surgey.htm
Public Health:
http://naijahealth.com/library/pubic_health.htm
Anesthsiology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/anesthesiology.htm
Paediatrics:
http://naijahealth.com/library/pediatrics.htm
Obstetrics:
http://naijahealth.com/library/obstetrics.htm
Gynecology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/gynecology.htm
Radiology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/radiology.htm
Pathology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/pathology.htm
Opthalmology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/opthalmology.htm
Dermatology:
http://naijahealth.com/library/dermatology.htm
Patient Simulations:
http://naijahealth.com/library/p_simulations.htm
Health Reference:
http://naijahealth.com/library/h_ref.htm
International Medical Organisations:
http://naijahealth.com/library/med_org.htm
Good Luck.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Need to raise health awareness in the population
Starting off, I would like to emphasize at the grass root level of problems faced in the healthcare field. Whether it is a question of Universal coverage or the shortage of health care workers, the main aspect which I understand in the present day is that of HEALTH AWARENESS in the population. This awareness level is quite low particularly in the developing countries, like India. This unawareness is perhaps the first hurdle in implementation or improvement of any healthcare program.
A thirsty person would search for a well no matter how difficult it may be. Similarly applying the same logic, if the population is thoroughly aware, they would definitely search out a healthcare center or personnel in case of illness and health problems. These hidden cases are the biggest obstruction faced by the concerned authorities in any developing country.
Secondly, health awareness reduces the percentage of ailing and unhealthy persons in a particular community or region. Indirectly, this is the first step in tackling the problem of shortage of health care members. This aspect can be understood by the persistent cases of polio being detected in India, particularly in the cities of Uttar Pradesh. The cases are generally among the under developed areas and also in orthodox communities, who are still not aware of the campaign being put up by the Government for eradication of polio and moreover cases where the people are unaware to an extent that due to their own beliefs, do not want to avail the benefits of the campaign.
Coming to the solution part, I completely agree with the opinion of Dr. Maaike Flinkenflogel that 'the curriculum of undergraduates needs to focus more on health inequities and social determinants of health'. Here I would like to add that the undergraduate students of Medical, Pharmacy and nursing courses should be made to understand the health scenario they may have to face in the future and thereafter this huge young force of the 'would be' healthcare members can be utilized in improving the first step of healthcare, that is, awareness in the population. Much can be discussed and implemented on what has been mentioned above, thereafter we can proceed towards tackling the healthcare issues at higher levels. Suggestions are welcome.
Good health to all.
Prof. Alok Gupta
Director, Sherwood College of Pharmacy
Lucknow-Faizabad Road, Barabakni (U.P.), INDIA
Email: alo@sancharnet. in
A thirsty person would search for a well no matter how difficult it may be. Similarly applying the same logic, if the population is thoroughly aware, they would definitely search out a healthcare center or personnel in case of illness and health problems. These hidden cases are the biggest obstruction faced by the concerned authorities in any developing country.
Secondly, health awareness reduces the percentage of ailing and unhealthy persons in a particular community or region. Indirectly, this is the first step in tackling the problem of shortage of health care members. This aspect can be understood by the persistent cases of polio being detected in India, particularly in the cities of Uttar Pradesh. The cases are generally among the under developed areas and also in orthodox communities, who are still not aware of the campaign being put up by the Government for eradication of polio and moreover cases where the people are unaware to an extent that due to their own beliefs, do not want to avail the benefits of the campaign.
Coming to the solution part, I completely agree with the opinion of Dr. Maaike Flinkenflogel that 'the curriculum of undergraduates needs to focus more on health inequities and social determinants of health'. Here I would like to add that the undergraduate students of Medical, Pharmacy and nursing courses should be made to understand the health scenario they may have to face in the future and thereafter this huge young force of the 'would be' healthcare members can be utilized in improving the first step of healthcare, that is, awareness in the population. Much can be discussed and implemented on what has been mentioned above, thereafter we can proceed towards tackling the healthcare issues at higher levels. Suggestions are welcome.
Good health to all.
Prof. Alok Gupta
Director, Sherwood College of Pharmacy
Lucknow-Faizabad Road, Barabakni (U.P.), INDIA
Email: alo@sancharnet. in
Key components of Health Promotion (HP) strategies in fostering PHC
I have been reading with great interest, contributions from different regions of the world in relation to placing PHC high on the health agenda. The countries in the Caribbean region are developing with resource-constraine d health sectors and the health promotion approach has been identified as the vehicle to drive PHC. Health promotion is being recognized as an essential element of development since it focuses on the determinants of health. The strategies of the Caribbean Charter for Health Promotion, (an adaptation of the WHO Charter for Health Promotion) have been operationalized in some health regions in Trinidad and Tobago since 1995. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you, some examples of the operationalization of the HP strategies in fostering PHC:
1. Formulating healthy public policy - while policies emanating from the public health sector such as the National Breastfeeding Policy and National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy are commendable, policies from other sectors also have a PHC focus such as the National Policy on Health and Family Life Education and the School Policy on Drugs and Prevention, both formulated by the Education sector. The lesson here is that the determinants of health do not all fall within the ambit of the health sector. Therefore they cannot be addressed by the health sector alone. The key is to work closely with the other sectors that can contribute to achieving the goals of PHC.
2. Empower communities to achieve wellbeing - the Healthy Communities approach (PAHO/WHO) has been successfully used to improve the nutritional status of urban, depressed communities through container-gardening and rural communities through fish-farming. These communities were also able to improve their socio-economic status by transforming these activities into income-generation activities. This required close collaboration with the Agricultural and Community development sectors and started with community consultations where the communities identified their needs. The lesson here is that the PHC under-girding principles of inter-sectoral collaboration and community participation are still relevant today.
3. Develop and increase personal health skills - some of the programs that have been implemented are the Healthy Lifestyle Empowerment Program for Teachers so that they in turn can share the information with students and parents; Diabetes Peer Support Group where diabetics support each other in maintaining well-being; Project Lifestyle which is a school-based program focusing on eating right, weighing right and regular physical exercise. The lesson here is that individuals can assume some responsibility for their health and well being when they have the required knowledge and skills and are thereby less dependent on the PHC services. In this way services can then be extended to other individuals and communities in need.
4. Re-orient health services - some of the PHC initiatives that have been developed in response to the changing diseases patterns and limited health service resources are the Program to Improve the Non-Pharmacological Management of Chronic Diseases at Health Centers, in which medical and nursing personnel are exposed to training in nutritional management of obesity, diabetes and hypertension; Exercise-by- Prescription Program in which Health Center chronic diseases clients are referred to a physical fitness center for supervised sessions in physical exercise. The physical fitness center is owned by a Regional Health Authority and managed by Nursing Assistants, some of whom have been specially trained as fitness instructors. The lesson here is maximizing the available human resources through multi-skilling and multi-tasking within the PHC Team.
These are just a few of the many examples of the operationalization of some of the strategies of the Health Promotion Charter in fostering the PHC approach in a developing country. In Trinidad and Tobago, Health Education Specialists have been the focal point for Health Promotion and give direction to the process.
"Team" approach
The overall lesson is that PHC requires a team approach - doctors, various levels of nursing and dental health professionals, dietitians/nutritio nists, environmental health officers, health education specialists, social workers, pharmacists and other support staff. In some Caribbean countries, nurse practitioners function at the PHC level, reducing the workload of the doctor. In other countries, lower level healthcare workers such as Community Health Aides or Patient Care Assistants relieve nurses of lower level functions.
Many of the contributions so far have focused on the role of the PHC doctor. However, we need to place more emphasis on the functioning of the PHC Team. Remuneration packages must also be attractive and workers should be placed as close as possible to areas where they reside. No effort should be spared in strengthening the PHC Team.
Bernice Dyer-Regis
Health Promotion/Health Education Specialist
Former Lecturer in Community Health
The University of the West Indies
St Augustine, Trinidad
1. Formulating healthy public policy - while policies emanating from the public health sector such as the National Breastfeeding Policy and National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy are commendable, policies from other sectors also have a PHC focus such as the National Policy on Health and Family Life Education and the School Policy on Drugs and Prevention, both formulated by the Education sector. The lesson here is that the determinants of health do not all fall within the ambit of the health sector. Therefore they cannot be addressed by the health sector alone. The key is to work closely with the other sectors that can contribute to achieving the goals of PHC.
2. Empower communities to achieve wellbeing - the Healthy Communities approach (PAHO/WHO) has been successfully used to improve the nutritional status of urban, depressed communities through container-gardening and rural communities through fish-farming. These communities were also able to improve their socio-economic status by transforming these activities into income-generation activities. This required close collaboration with the Agricultural and Community development sectors and started with community consultations where the communities identified their needs. The lesson here is that the PHC under-girding principles of inter-sectoral collaboration and community participation are still relevant today.
3. Develop and increase personal health skills - some of the programs that have been implemented are the Healthy Lifestyle Empowerment Program for Teachers so that they in turn can share the information with students and parents; Diabetes Peer Support Group where diabetics support each other in maintaining well-being; Project Lifestyle which is a school-based program focusing on eating right, weighing right and regular physical exercise. The lesson here is that individuals can assume some responsibility for their health and well being when they have the required knowledge and skills and are thereby less dependent on the PHC services. In this way services can then be extended to other individuals and communities in need.
4. Re-orient health services - some of the PHC initiatives that have been developed in response to the changing diseases patterns and limited health service resources are the Program to Improve the Non-Pharmacological Management of Chronic Diseases at Health Centers, in which medical and nursing personnel are exposed to training in nutritional management of obesity, diabetes and hypertension; Exercise-by- Prescription Program in which Health Center chronic diseases clients are referred to a physical fitness center for supervised sessions in physical exercise. The physical fitness center is owned by a Regional Health Authority and managed by Nursing Assistants, some of whom have been specially trained as fitness instructors. The lesson here is maximizing the available human resources through multi-skilling and multi-tasking within the PHC Team.
These are just a few of the many examples of the operationalization of some of the strategies of the Health Promotion Charter in fostering the PHC approach in a developing country. In Trinidad and Tobago, Health Education Specialists have been the focal point for Health Promotion and give direction to the process.
"Team" approach
The overall lesson is that PHC requires a team approach - doctors, various levels of nursing and dental health professionals, dietitians/nutritio nists, environmental health officers, health education specialists, social workers, pharmacists and other support staff. In some Caribbean countries, nurse practitioners function at the PHC level, reducing the workload of the doctor. In other countries, lower level healthcare workers such as Community Health Aides or Patient Care Assistants relieve nurses of lower level functions.
Many of the contributions so far have focused on the role of the PHC doctor. However, we need to place more emphasis on the functioning of the PHC Team. Remuneration packages must also be attractive and workers should be placed as close as possible to areas where they reside. No effort should be spared in strengthening the PHC Team.
Bernice Dyer-Regis
Health Promotion/Health Education Specialist
Former Lecturer in Community Health
The University of the West Indies
St Augustine, Trinidad
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Scourge of Carbon Monoxide in Nigeria
Considering the issue of carbon monoxide in a country that boasts of over 130 million inhabitants is indeed a challenge that deserves all attention. Really, Carbon Monoxide pollution is a global headache, but this time around, Nigeria will be my case study.
Nigeria is a poor nation, though rich in natural resources. Nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world, although, not the most developed country economically in Africa. Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of petroleum in the world, yet, occasionally runs short of the product. Nigeria accounts for about one fourth of the entire African human population, though, not the largest country in Africa. As you can see, Nigeria is a peculiar nation in Africa and even in the world. Since Nigeria forms the largest market for most imported goods in the sub-Saharan region, it is pertinent at this juncture to consider critically the upsurge of carbon monoxide induced power generators in the country. Being a country that hardly enjoys full electric supply, an alternative in the name of power generators is now considered a fad. You hardly pass by houses in Nigeria without hearing the rattling noise and emission of the colourless, non-irritant carbon monoxide from these generators which goes on unabated. Carbon Monoxide, a colourless, odourless, very poisonous gas which burns with a blue flame to form carbon dioxide is indeed a disaster, and going by the startling population of Nigeria, alongside the rate at which these generators are bought, I think a holistic approach to right this wrong is necessary.
gor more information visit African Conservation
Nigeria is a poor nation, though rich in natural resources. Nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world, although, not the most developed country economically in Africa. Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of petroleum in the world, yet, occasionally runs short of the product. Nigeria accounts for about one fourth of the entire African human population, though, not the largest country in Africa. As you can see, Nigeria is a peculiar nation in Africa and even in the world. Since Nigeria forms the largest market for most imported goods in the sub-Saharan region, it is pertinent at this juncture to consider critically the upsurge of carbon monoxide induced power generators in the country. Being a country that hardly enjoys full electric supply, an alternative in the name of power generators is now considered a fad. You hardly pass by houses in Nigeria without hearing the rattling noise and emission of the colourless, non-irritant carbon monoxide from these generators which goes on unabated. Carbon Monoxide, a colourless, odourless, very poisonous gas which burns with a blue flame to form carbon dioxide is indeed a disaster, and going by the startling population of Nigeria, alongside the rate at which these generators are bought, I think a holistic approach to right this wrong is necessary.
gor more information visit African Conservation
Friday, January 2, 2009
Carbon Monoxide, The Silent Killer
At least 17 people died at a prayer meeting in
rural Nigeria after apparently breathing noxious
fumes from their power generator while asleep,
police and witnesses said on Wednesday.
The deaths highlight the worsening power crisis in
Africa's top oil producer, where the near collapse
of the national grid is forcing homes and
businesses to turn to portable generators. Much
of Nigeria has no mains power for weeks at a
time. The capacity of the world's eighth biggest oil
exporter has plunged to less than 1,000
megawatts from 3,000 a year ago. The victims fell
asleep on Saturday in a locked room with the
generator still running, police said. Their bodies
were discovered and the indicent reported on
Tuesday.
"We are still investigating the cause of the deaths.
But a power generating set was found in the hall
where they slept, so we are not ruling out
suffocation through carbon monoxide
inhalation," police spokesman Ali Okechukwu said.
The family had gathered in a village in the Isiala-
Ngwa district of Abia to pray for one of their own
whom they said was being haunted by evil spirits.
Though Nigerians are very religious, many are
highly superstitious and hold strong beliefs in
voodoo, ghosts and witchcraft. One survivor, Linus
Abba, said the victims were attacked by the evil
spirits they were trying to exorcise.
"I heard strange noises and noticed that the room
where we slept was filled with smoke, that is all I
can remember because I fainted," Abba told
Reuters. "It was a terrible attack by the forces of
darkness that we came to fight."
Generator fumes kill scores of people in Africa's
most populous country of 140 million every year.
In akwa ibom state,
Already, not fewer than 10 people have been
confirmed death in two cases (five in each case)
of carbon monoxide intoxication in the state,
within two weeks. The first case which occurred in
Ekiebong Enwang, Mbo Local Government Area,
on Saturday, 22nd November, 2008, involved a
family of seven of which four died on the spot
while the fifth one gave up few days later. Those
who died include the head of the family, Mr.
Sunday Antai, his two wives, Esther and Elizabeth,
and two daughters, Rose and Victoria. The two
survivors include a baby boy, little favour and his
sister, Idongesit Antai. They had since been
discharged from the Accident and Emergency
Unit of the Uinversity of Uyo Teching Hospital,
UUTH, Uyo.
rural Nigeria after apparently breathing noxious
fumes from their power generator while asleep,
police and witnesses said on Wednesday.
The deaths highlight the worsening power crisis in
Africa's top oil producer, where the near collapse
of the national grid is forcing homes and
businesses to turn to portable generators. Much
of Nigeria has no mains power for weeks at a
time. The capacity of the world's eighth biggest oil
exporter has plunged to less than 1,000
megawatts from 3,000 a year ago. The victims fell
asleep on Saturday in a locked room with the
generator still running, police said. Their bodies
were discovered and the indicent reported on
Tuesday.
"We are still investigating the cause of the deaths.
But a power generating set was found in the hall
where they slept, so we are not ruling out
suffocation through carbon monoxide
inhalation," police spokesman Ali Okechukwu said.
The family had gathered in a village in the Isiala-
Ngwa district of Abia to pray for one of their own
whom they said was being haunted by evil spirits.
Though Nigerians are very religious, many are
highly superstitious and hold strong beliefs in
voodoo, ghosts and witchcraft. One survivor, Linus
Abba, said the victims were attacked by the evil
spirits they were trying to exorcise.
"I heard strange noises and noticed that the room
where we slept was filled with smoke, that is all I
can remember because I fainted," Abba told
Reuters. "It was a terrible attack by the forces of
darkness that we came to fight."
Generator fumes kill scores of people in Africa's
most populous country of 140 million every year.
In akwa ibom state,
Already, not fewer than 10 people have been
confirmed death in two cases (five in each case)
of carbon monoxide intoxication in the state,
within two weeks. The first case which occurred in
Ekiebong Enwang, Mbo Local Government Area,
on Saturday, 22nd November, 2008, involved a
family of seven of which four died on the spot
while the fifth one gave up few days later. Those
who died include the head of the family, Mr.
Sunday Antai, his two wives, Esther and Elizabeth,
and two daughters, Rose and Victoria. The two
survivors include a baby boy, little favour and his
sister, Idongesit Antai. They had since been
discharged from the Accident and Emergency
Unit of the Uinversity of Uyo Teching Hospital,
UUTH, Uyo.
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