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14/06/2025

✅ A very applaudable gesture 👏🏼

WORLD 🌎 SICKLE CELL DAY

READ ME!!! READ ME!!! READ ME!!!

14/06/2025

🤷🏽‍♂️ So what's stopping you ?

14/06/2025

✅ A great initiative

📢You're Invited!

Join us for a transformative health workshop hosted by the Standing committee on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights -SCORA FHS Bamenda of the Cameroon Medical students' Association-CAMSA on the theme : A Comprehensive Health Education .

🗓 Workshop Highlights

💬 Health Talks & Education on:
✅Understanding STIs
🩸Menstrual Hygiene: Why It Matters
🧪 Free Screenings-HIV& Hepatitis B (Yes,FREE)
🤝 Networking sessions
🎓Plus: Everyone gets a FREE certificate of participation.

💡Why Attend?
✓Gain hands on knowledge from Medical professionals 🩺
✓Participate in Peer and professional Counseling
✓Take charge of your health with free screenings.
✓Access to Mentorship, Networking and Advocacy opportunities

Session Details:
When :Today, June 14th, 2025.
Time: 8:30a.m WAT
Where :UBa Campus
Who can Attend : Students (Medical or Not), Adolescents and Adults.

Together let's make informed health choices, Learn it, live it and share it.

See you then!

14/06/2025

Blood donation🩸 is not only a selfless act but also a powerful show of solidarity.

When we , we help ensure a safe, steady blood supply for everyone in need.

If you’re eligible, consider becoming a regular, voluntary donor.

© World Health Organization (WHO)

01/06/2025

✅ Incredible

Golden Blood: The World’s Rarest Blood Type

Among the 8 billion people on Earth, only about 43 are known to have it. Rh-null, often called “golden blood,” is the rarest blood type on the planet—and also one of the most dangerous. Unlike typical blood types that are defined by the presence of Rh antigens, Rh-null blood lacks all 61 of them. This makes it universally valuable for rare Rh patients, but nearly impossible to replace in an emergency.

First discovered in 1961 in an Australian woman, Rh-null blood has puzzled and fascinated scientists. It’s a genetic anomaly so rare that fewer than 10 people are active donors today. For those who have it, life is a delicate balance. They can only receive blood from other Rh-null individuals, meaning even a minor accident can turn life-threatening.

Without Rh antigens, red blood cells become fragile, breaking down more easily and leading to anemia. These patients often suffer from fatigue, weakness, and other symptoms due to rapid cell loss. And because the condition can’t be predicted or screened for easily, many people only discover it during a medical emergency.

Yet, golden blood is incredibly valuable. It can save the lives of others with rare blood conditions. Global registries carefully track donors, ensuring emergency transport when needed. In the world of medicine, these individuals are both at risk—and a lifeline

05/03/2025

Safe abortions should be when keeping a pregnancy endangers the woman.

Evidence shows that restricting access to safe abortions does not stop abortions, but it does drive women and girls towards unsafe procedures.

🔴 Unsafe abortions result in millions of hospitalizations each year, bringing major health risks.

05/03/2025

❤️🤱🏽🤍

Mothers should never feel ashamed to breastfeed their babies

From a glass of water, a chat with a friend, or a comfortable space, we can all help respect the rights of mums to breastfeed anytime, anywhere.

Let’s all step up to support breastfeeding mums!

05/03/2025

Did you know? 1 in 8 people worldwide are living with obesity.

can lead to serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes, hypertension & cardiovascular diseases.

05/03/2025

✅ Obesity is a major cardiovascular risk factors to several vital organs such as the heart, kidneys and liver diseases.

👌🏽 It is important to have regular physical exercise of at least 150mins weekly.

So what are you waiting for, let's start now 🏋🏽‍♂️🤸🏽‍♂️

is a chronic disease characterized by excess fat & a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. It affects:

✳️ the heart
✳️ the liver
✳️ the kidneys
✳️ the joints
✳️ the reproductive system

05/03/2025

✅🤍❤️

By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease

05/03/2025

🙌🏽 The future is bright for all blood donors ✅👏🏼

This makes the blood compatible with almost everyone.

To achieve this, the scientists used enzymes obtained from bacteria present in the human gut to eliminate antigens from AB, A, and B blood, transforming it into type O.

This method has the potential to address the persistent shortage of blood globally. By using metagenomics, the team was able to separate bacterial genomes from the gut and test thousands of enzymes against A and B antigens.

The researchers identified an enzyme that could remove A antigens from red blood cells and combined it with another enzyme that removes B antigens, offering a way to convert AB, A, and B blood into type O. Nonetheless, the team needs to examine the converted blood in a living organism as unforeseen issues may arise. O negative blood type is relatively rare compared to the other blood types. It is only present in 1 out of 15 individuals.

People with such blood groups can donate blood to anyone with any blood type. Receiving blood from the wrong ABO group can trigger an immune response.

learn more

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6956546/

https://www.science.org/content/article/type-blood-converted-universal-donor-blood-help-bacterial-enzymes

01/12/2024

World AIDS Day is on 1 December 2024.

🙌🏽 This year, WHO calls on everyone to take action to stop the unfair barriers that make it harder to end AIDS.

Over 39.9 million people live with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide. AIDS occurs at the most advanced stage of this infection. While there’s no cure, HIV can be prevented and treated.

Reduce the risk of HIV by:

🛡️ Using condoms during s*x
🩸 Being tested for HIV and other infections
✂️ Choosing medical male circumcision
💉 Getting safe help if you use drugs

Your healthcare workers may suggest additional medicines (PrEP) to help prevent HIV.

💪 By protecting everyone’s right to health and bringing down new infections, we can achieve an AIDS-free generation and ensure the sustainability of the HIV response.

Learn more about HIV and AIDS here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4i45UMM