Diseases & Conditions
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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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
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
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
Leprosy also known as Hanson’s disease, named after the scientist who discovered M. leprae in 1873 is an infectious disease that causes severe disfiguring skin
Over the years there have been misconceptions and myths about leprosy. But do you know most of these views are mere myths and have no
As of January 22nd, 2021, there are a total of 1964 confirmed new cases recorded in Nigeria in. According to NCDC, 116,655 cases have been
December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day to unite in the fight to end the HIV epidemic, support people living with HIV, and honor
Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. There are sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age: extremely
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
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.
World Sight Day—the most important advocacy and communications day in the eye health calendar—is on 10 October 2019. It aims to focus global attention on
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world
World Deaf Day is celebrated every year in last week (last Sunday) of the month of September to draw the attention of general public, politicians
World Contraception Day takes place on September 26th every year. The day’s mission is to improve awareness of all contraceptive methods available and enable young
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s is a disease that robs people of …click here to read part 1, if you missed it. Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease:
World Alzheimer’s Month is the international campaign by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. World
Lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system – a network of nodes (knots of tissue) connected by vessels. The lymphatic system includes lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, thymus glands.
World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2019 On the first-ever World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2019, WHO will launch a global campaign to
The theme for 2019 is Working Together to Prevent Suicide According to the WHO, every year close to 800 000 people take their own life
“Sexuality Education for all: a bridge to sexual health” is the focus of this year’s World Sexual Health Day on 4 September 2019 Sexual health is
World First Aid Day 2019 First aid is immediate help provided to a sick or injured person until professional help arrives. It is concerned not
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