Every child has a right to be vaccinated.
From birth to the first years of a child’s life, there are prescribed vaccinations and medicines that must be given to the infant to ensure safety and immunity against childhood diseases.
Drugs
Substance/Drug Abuse Amongst Ruralists.
It is believed that rates at which substances are abused in rural settlements are higher than its urban counterparts, reasons being that there is inadequacy of system structure setup that can checkment such habits and dish out the right punishment for it. The substance rate use for these areas was highest for alcohol as the primary substance, followed by …
WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK.
World Immunisation Week is marked every last week of April,it is used to promote the core message that immunisation of every child is vital to prevent diseases and protect life. The slogan Prevent. Protect. Immunize. carries this message across. Modern medicine has come a long way from days of herbs and powder to periods of immunization, …
VACCINES FOR COVID-19
Although Africa received the vaccines late, and in limited quantities alot of ground has been covered in that short time. More than 420,000 people in Ghana were vaccinated in just two weeks, this covers more than 60% of the target population. Vaxzevria (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca) is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
World Health Day
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver: – Mahatma Gandhi. World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 every year, the theme for world health day 2021 is Building a fairer, healthier world. The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated under the sponsorship of the …
Drug use and abuse.
A drug is defined as any chemical or biological substance, which when taken into the body, by any means whatsoever changes the functions of the body or behavior of the user. If it changes the functioning for good substance is regarded as medicine. Drugs are most times substances taken into the body that create a …