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.
Africa has about 25% of the global burden of disease but has just 3% of the world’s healthcare professional and about 1% of global research output. This fact births a burning question: How can research and advocacy be improved on the African continent? The answer to this very important question can be found in this …
Written by: Oroye Bukola In Nigeria, high breeding of malaria vectors (mosquitoes) and transmission rate occur throughout the year, especially during the rainy season. Mosquitoes typically accompany the rains as a result of the increased number of breeding sites occasioned by incessant rains. The wet weather conditions hereby provide bountiful opportunities to find stagnant water …
written by: Azeezah Adeowu Mental health workplace awareness isn’t new; however, only a few people look after their mental health at work. Stress, anxiety, and burnout are common issues people experience at work and this isn’t good for our mental well-being. Here are five simple tips for caring for your mental health at work: #1 …
Mental Health In The Workplace: 5 Tips To Improve Your Wellness Read More »
Meet Emmanuel Musa, a 300-level student of the University of Maiduguri and a volunteer at Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN). Emmanuel is currently studying Medical Laboratory Science and has a lot of interesting leadership experience. He is SRHIN’s Borno State Coordinator, the PRO of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (Unimaid), the Class Representative …
What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is an uncommon disease usually caused by the monkeypox virus. This virus belongs to the orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family. Where did Monkeypox come from? Monkeypox was first discovered in the year 1958 in Denmark. There were two outbreaks of a pox-like disease in the colonies of monkeys kept for …
News by Makanjuola Timilehin The Executive officer and founder, Slum and Rural Health Initiative, Dr Isaac Olufadewa was chosen as one of the exemplary young leaders for the 3rd edition of the Royal African award of the Royal African Young Leadership Forum (RAYLF). The Royal African Award was established by His Imperial Majesty (H.I.M), Ọọ̀ni …
Prevalence and Incidence of Cancer of the cervix Global statistics on cancer shows that there were 570,000 fresh cases of cancer of the cervix with 311,000 mortalities in 2018. Of these new cases, 500,000 (88%) cases were from countries of low and middle income (CLMI) [1]. This ranks cancer of the cervix in terms of …
Every year, people hardly make health resolutions and the few health resolutions made usually include losing/gaining weight, joining a gym and changing bad lifestyle practices. One important health resolution every woman should be making is testing and screening exams for all women-related diseases. It’s cervical cancer awareness month and an important test every woman aged …
PRIORITIZING YOUR HEALTH GOALS; CERVICAL SCREENING IS A MUST Read More »
Access to primary health care amongst (African) countries over the years have been or is widely accepted as germane to revamping health outcomes. The world Healty Organizatio (WHO) in 2008 opined this to mean that when there is access or reach to essenyial health care, ranging from acceptable social methods, services and or technology; health …
THE STATE OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AMONGST ITU & KEREYU PASTORALISTS IN ETHIOPIA Read More »
To commemorate this year’s BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH as always in October, our dynamic team & volunteers Slum and Rural Health Initiative Network – SRHIN in Oyo State, visited the Global School of Science, Iyana Church Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria. BREAST CANCER has been a top-of-the-moment* issue with women all over the world. Some have …
SRHIN VISITS secondary school for Breast Cancer Awareness in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria. Read More »
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