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DEBATE – Maternal Mortality and why it persist

This is the debate edition, where we turn the spotlight on a critical issue in public health. It comes your way every last Monday of the month. In this episode, we turn our attention to a silent but persistent crisis…

Managing Menopause

In this edition of the program, we turn our attention to a topic that affects millions of women across West Africa, yet is rarely talked about openly, menopause. This is a natural stage in a woman’s life, not a disease;…

Nutrition and Your Health

In this edition of the programme, we’ll be having a one-on-one conversation around nutrition, preventive health, and the power of food as medicine, issues that affect every household across West Africa. Our guest is Akosua Frempong, a registered nutritionist with…

How to Maneuver Thieves of Sight

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. The optic nerve is responsible for sending visual information from your eye to your brain and is extremely vital for good vision. Glaucoma is usually caused when fluid…

World Skin Health Day and Cervical Cancer

The first part of our program will focus on one of the most common human illnesses – Skin disease. This comes as the world marks Skin Health Day which falls on July 8. Now this special event is a global…

Health Benefits of Laughter

Whether you’re laughing at a sitcom on Television or quietly giggling at a newspaper cartoon, social media statuses, and videos, laughing does you good. Laughter is a great form of stress relief, and that is no joke. Now, a good…

WELBODI Episode 209 Autism

On Welbodi, we focus on health issues in the subregion, carry you along on developments across the board, and provide adequate information to enable you to make the right health decisions. Today, we spotlight autism, a growing global health issue,…

WELBODI EPISODE 207 SCHIZOPHRENIA AND HEALTHY FASTING

For the first part of the program, we will be discussing Schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. This condition involves a range of problems with thinking, behavior, and emotions. Signs and symptoms may vary but…

WELBODI Episode 203 Fibromyalgia

This edition is centered around Fibromyalgia, a disorder that amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals. It is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood…

WELBODI EPISODE 202 EPILEPSY AND FGM

For the first part of this edition, we will be talking about Epilepsy – a brain condition where nerve cells don’t signal properly, subsequently causing seizures. Now seizures are uncontrolled bursts of electrical activities that change sensations, behaviors, awareness, and…