Men are still lagging behind in playing an active role in their children’s immunisation, a health official has said. Speaking at the African vaccination week commemoration at Kachikau in the Chobe District, Ms Ndibo Monyatsi from Child Health Division in the Ministry of Health observed that mindsets of both health workers and the community at large must change to accommodate the involvement of men in this regard.
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Vaccination Teams Defeat ‘Ebola Effect’ in Guinea
May 2, 2015 0
The odds were stacked against Guinea’s vaccination teams. The initial side effects of the measles vaccine can easily be mistaken for the first symptoms of hemorraghic fever and a false rumour had spread blaming the distribution of deworming pills in late 2013 for bringing Ebola into the country.
US ‘will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA’
May 2, 2015 0
Modifying the DNA of embryos is a “line that should not be crossed”, a leading figure in US research says. Dr Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health director, was responding to reports that the first embryos had been modified in China.
South Africa Will Start To Give HIV Victims ‘Mark’ Near Their Genitals
May 2, 2015 0
President Zuma signed a bill that seems to be one of the greatest steps in the history of trying to combat HIV. From now on, every person who gets tested and is found to be HIV positive will not just get counselling and medication.
HEALTH TIPS ON THE BENEFITS OF MANGOES: Mangoes- 1.Lower risk of cancer 2.Protect your eyes, prevent night blindness 3.Reduce Constipation 4.Help to maintain Healthy teeth and gum 5.Protect your Heart and Blood Vessels
May 2, 2015 0
HEALTH TIPS ON THE BENEFITS OF MANGOES
Mangoes-
1.Lower risk of cancer
2.Protect your eyes, prevent night blindness
3.Reduce Constipation
4.Help to maintain Healthy teeth and gum
5.Protect your Heart and Blood Vessels
HEALTH TIPS ON BENEFITS OF MANGO
May 2, 2015 0
Mango is an oval shaped fruit with a smooth skin which is green when un-ripe and golden yellow when ripe. There are varieties of it in Nigeria but the best appears to be the “sherry” mango though not likely to be best in terms of nutrition as it has less fibre. …
POSSIBLE SOURCES OF MERCURY POISONING NEAR YOU 1. Cosmetics 2. Fish (shark,tuna, mackerel) 3. Dental fillings 4. Manufacturing Plants 5. Household Appliances Mercury poisoning affects the brain, the lungs and the kidneys.
May 1, 2015 0
POSSIBLE SOURCES OF MERCURY POISONING NEAR YOU
1. Cosmetics
2. Fish (shark,tuna, mackerel)
3. Dental fillings
4. Manufacturing Plants
5. Household Appliances
Mercury poisoning affects the brain, the lungs and the kidneys.
POSSIBLE SOURCES OF MERCURY POISONING NEAR YOU.
May 1, 2015 0
Mercury is a chemical substance, a heavy metal, which can be found in its simplest form or as compounds. Man is exposed to mercury from several sources, when the substance reaches a certain level in the blood, signs and symptoms of poisoning appear.
All forms of mercury are poisonous but the vapour appears to be most dangerous as it goes straight through the lungs into the blood. …
