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The burden of disease attributable to environmental determinants and the consequent socioeconomic impact is substantial in the West African sub-region. Environmental risks account for 23% of the burden of disease in the African Region. Vector-borne, diarrhoeal and cardiovascular diseases, as…
Viral hepatitis continues to claim thousands of lives every day. Statistics in sub-Saharan Africa place hepatitis B as the most frequent and dangerous with a prevalence rate between 8% and 18%. As a consequence, West Africa is a highly endemic…
This edition of Wellbodi focuses on a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) named Lymphatic Filariasis also known as Elephantiasis. The unfortunate thing about this disease is, not just that it is caused by parasitic worms, it is highly infectious, spreading from…
This edition’s theme is very personal and sometimes leads to shaming or being talked down on. Whether it’s the plan to shed off some weight or you don’t have self-confidence because you feel the need to add some weight, it…
In this edition of WELLBODI, we examine Two issues, Glaucoma and Hemophilia. What is it about these diseases? Sub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate amount of the world’s blindness and the proportion of blind people in this region is increasing at…
What do we know about Noma which is a neglected disease that affects people living in poverty? Well, it’s an infectious but non-contagious bacterial disease that starts as an inflammation of the gums, similar to a small mouth ulcer. The…
We are dedicating this edition to people living with Sickle Cell Anemia in the subregion, just as International Sickle Cell Day which is celebrated every June 19, calls for the Building and strengthening of Global Sickle Cell Communities, Formalizing New-born…
We are dedicating this edition to people living with Albinism in the subregion, just as International Albinism Day is celebrated every June 13th of every year. The theme builds on last year’s theme of ensuring the inclusion of the voices…
Welcome to another edition of Wellbodi. The topic for this edition is more personal. At one point in our lives, going through a traumatic experience or more, is inevitable. However, responding to these traumatic events comes differently and depending on…
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, according to the World Health Organization, it kills more than 8 million people a year, including around 1.2 million deaths from exposure to second-hand…
Stimulants and their effect on the health Have you wondered why most people cannot perform without taking a certain medication or beverage? Well, this is because it acts as a stimulant. Stimulants come in all forms…it could be the regular…
MANAGING HYPERTENSION In this edition of the programme, we take a look at Hypertension. Hypertension which is also known as high blood pressure is a transitory (short-lived) or chronic elevation of the blood pressure in the arteries. This elevation may…
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