25th September 2020 as celebrated in Lagos Island Maternity Hospital. Theme: Transforming Global Health. The day started with a talk at the ANC on VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES. We then proceeded to the first school – Rebirth International Schools, Campbell Street,…

Unsurprisingly, this year’s theme is “Health Worker Safety: a priority for patient safety.” The pandemic exposed how unsafe health workers could be as exposure and infectivity of that group to the virus was significant as there was no lockdown for…

What is lymphoma The lymph system is a series of lymph nodes and vessels that move lymph fluid through the body. Lymph fluids contain infection-fighting white blood cells. Lymph nodes act as filters, capturing and destroying bacteria and viruses to…

SEPSIS – A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS Sepsis is a global health crisis. It affects between 47 and 50 million people every year, at least 11 million die – one death every 2.8 seconds. 20% of all deaths worldwide are associated…

International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day Alcohol is now recognized as the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disorders in the World. Each year thousands of children are born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to…