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 Ever heard the saying, ‘The best contraceptive in the world is a good education?’. Well, today we will be discussing in-depth the different methods of contraceptive. Contraceptives unlock one of the most dormant, but potentially powerful assets in development: women as decision-makers. In educating both men and women, is a wonderful contraceptive. Let’s get started; …

CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS: Identifying the best option for you. Read More »

Just like the worrisome conditions of security of lives and properties, the security of food and nutrition is equally dire. There is a disproportionately high burden of individuals who cannot afford a “three square” meal having the requisite levels of daily energy and nutritional requirements. Food insecurity would raise slightly different concerns for the economist …

IMPACT OF LOOMING FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTH Read More »

Until recently, the connection between insomnia and medical morbidity remained unexamined. A factor that may have contributed to this lack of firm association between insomnia and significant medical morbidity is the definitions used for this disorder and a lack of validated aim/biological markers.  Sleep literature sometimes uses the term insomnia to describe the evidence of …

Insomnia: a slowly rising health scourge Read More »

The COVID-19 pandemic has left in its wake a backlog of human and economic casualties. Though the last has not been said about the global pandemic, a wave of hope has swept over the global landscape with the successes recorded by some pharmaceutical companies in the race towards providing an efficacious vaccine. The race towards …

The Vaccine tussle and the African situation Read More »

This interview is based on a true-life story of Miss Justina’s rape experience. It aims at reflecting how purpose can be discovered in pain, being more than a survivor and strengthening our mental health. Team Delta: Can we know you, ma’am? Interviewee: My name is Justina Team Delta: So we’re discussing mental health, Can you …

Distressed… but Not Destroyed Read More »

 For the first time in her life, Tonye felt a sense of satisfaction. She had just published her first novel despite all of the constraints that made this feat seem impossible. Who would have guessed that the “Tonye Cole” had any writing bone in her body. She had never really had any direction or purpose …

Understanding Mental Illness: Strengthening Life’s Purpose Read More »