ABSTRACT _________________________________________________________ Background: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is currently a global menace and poses significant risk to persons living in Sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs largely from failure of conventional treatment of tuberculosis. Its emergence further threatens TB control and prevention. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of intensive-phase treatment outcomes among hospitalized MDR-TB patients in Unive...
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease that represents a major public health problem (Effi, Aman, Koui, & Koffi, 2016), it is the most common of all cancers and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide, a condition that may be predicated upon by lack of knowledge about fundamental regimen necessary for cancer prevention, early detection and unavailability of necessary health requirement (Onwunaka & Umoke, 2015). Immunohistochemistry is now a standard methodology in patho...
Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease with regard to molecular alterations and clinical course (Benedettini & Loda 2008).The disparities in the black man calls for concerted research efforts. This term paper explores the trend and occurrence of prostate cancer and prostate cancer research activities in the most populous black nation on earth; it seeks to locate the place of the Nigeria and Nigerian research environment in the global progress on prostate cancer disparities. Literature w...
Managing disease outbreaks in Nigeria has been an issue of great difficulty, mostly because; before cases are identified the disease would have spread to an uncontrollable level. incorporating Community Informants into the Integrated Disease Surveillance Systems can be used to strengthen Disease Surveillance and Response and improve community based surveillance. Here we tried to buttress the important role Community Informant plays in Disease surveillance and Response in Nigeria
Stigma and health complications are few of the many challenges people living with HIV/AIDS face, while we continuously discuss Universal health Coverage #UHC and the cadre of beneficiaries, it is of grave importance to put in the front burner the health-being and well-being of People Living with HIV in other to achieve health equality.
TABLE OF CONTENT DIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE: THE WAY FORWARD IN NIGERIA1 INTRODUCTION1 OVERVIEW OF DIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE1 IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICES2 Improvements in healthcare quality3 Improves Efficiency and Financial Performance4 ADOPTION OF DIGITIZATION5 Aligning with national health priorities5 Assessing the health and ICT context5 Measuring effectiveness6 Adapting to a flexible and iterative process6 FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF DIGITIZATION6 Cost ...