LIFT4Africa’s advocacy visit to the Imo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (IMSPHDA)
LIFT4Africa in it's advocacy visit to the Imo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (IMSPHDA) on the 9th of May, 2023. Amongst other issues discussed how both organizations can work "hand in glove" in the forthcoming coming Health For All project coming up on...
Challenges of Sickle Cell Carriers In this Covid19 Pandemic.
World Sickle Cell Day 2020 As we know, COVID-19 is an infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a newly identified pathogen that has not previously been seen in humans. It's highly contagious and has a different...
World Health Day 2020: Appreciation!!
WORLD HEALTH DAY 2020: Appreciation To The Nurses And Midwives At The Frontier In The Fight Against Corona Virus; As the Corona Virus Pandemic keeps ravaging the World, it is pertinent that we appreciate those who are at the frontline in the fight to arrest the...
Covid19 could be Airborne…!!!
WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air PUBLISHED MON, MAR 16 202012:24 PM EDTUPDATED MON, MAR 23 20208:23 PM EDTBerkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJRNoah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNNWilliam Feuer@WILLFOIAKEY...
Health Alert for Patients and Caregivers
March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 – With COVID-19 on the forefront of nearly everyone’s minds, the Medical and Research Advisory Committee (MARAC) at SCDAA wants to provide information to our sickle cell community. Educating yourself about the coronavirus...
Nigeria: INEC Concerned About Low Women Participation in 2019 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its efforts at ensuring the participation of more women in the electoral process did not yield the desired result in 2019 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the assertion at the...
Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses
Even if the research goes well, a vaccine wouldn’t be available for widespread use for 12 to 18 months. SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for...
A Second Case of Corona Virus Recorded in Nigeria
...As 9 African Countries are Infected The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health...
Coronavirus Fatality Rates Vary Dramatically Depending on Health Status
.....age, gender and country a contributory factor— why some patients fare worse than others A paper published in JAMA reviews a China-based sample of 72,000 COVID-19 cases, which suggests dramatic variations in the death rate of the illness No deaths occurred in...
