Slum and Rural Health Initiative
We fight social injustice by creating access to quality healthcare information and services in the world's most underserved region in Africa
Members of our research academy have published in 200 peer-reviewed articles and presented in over 35 conferences across 5 countries.
Dear Reader, let me tell you something, with the few years I have spent on earth, the question above had just one answer which is YES. Also, with my few years of experience in the medical line, health is truly wealth. Let no one tell you otherwise. You will also agree with me from your …
Teenage pregnancy has been seen in recent times to have negative occurrences and these negative occurrences play a major role in the overall well-being of the teenage mother and her child, the whole family system and the community at large. According to Onwubuariri and Kasso, yearly about two million girls less than 15 years and …
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 …
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 …
Have you ever felt down or sad? I bet you all have at some point and it is very normal. It shows that you have feelings. Mental health is a topic that gets stigmatized so often in our society. If someone is having a mental health issue, they are less likely to get help because …
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 …
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 …
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 »
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