Dr. Laminu Kaumi Tropical/Family Medicine.

14/03/2022

Today is the European Day of Cardiovascular Risk Prevention, which aim is to raise awareness about the significance of preventive measures to avoid heart disease.
Cardiovascular diseases(CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, also considered to be a major public health concern particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa(SSA) due to demographic transition largely driven by the high prevalence of potentially modifiable risk factors, accounting for 9.2% of total deaths in the African region.

Consequently, as the Medical Director of Kaumi Shehu Medical Services Ireland, I was honoured and hosted by Hallmark Leadership Initiative (HALI), a non-profit organization located in Borno State Nigeria in collaboration with Docotal Health Foundation to visit El-Kassim and El-Yakub Internally displaced persons(IDPs) camp on the 12th February 2022.
My visit was chaired by both Religious and community leaders who emphasized the prevalence of CVD in their environment, particularly cases and complications of Stroke, Heart attacks, Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus. Thanks to their support, I was able to conduct a sensitization and awareness programme on Cardiovascular risk factors and the prevention of CVDs, followed by a 3-day clinic of free diagnostic and medical services targeting the IDPs and other other vulnerable groups which was successful.

In addition, over 90 patients attended the clinic based on the inclusion criteria established during my first day visit. Alarmingly, most of the patients received immediate treatment for hypertensive crisis, complicated Diabetes mellitus and other heart conditions.

The learning point remains, taking care of our heart is our best investment. By adapting healthy habits, we can create a great defence against the “Silent Killer “i.e. CVDs.

09/06/2020

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A three-year-old baby recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Imo State, Nigeria. Like this baby, many health workers are exposed to this dangerous virus because of inadequate personal protective equipment. The Docotal Foundation is supplying masks and gloves for these defiant people to protect themselves. Your donation of only $1 will make a big difference in saving lives.

Un bebé de tres años recientemente dio positivo por COVID-19 en el estado de Imo, Nigeria. Al igual que este bebé, muchos sanitarios están expuestos a este virus peligroso debido a falta de equipo de protección personal. La Fundación Docotal proporciona máscaras y guantes para que estas personas desafiantes se protejan. Su donación de solo $ 1 hará una gran diferencia en salvar vidas.

Un bambino di tre anni si è recentemente dimostrato positivo per COVID-19 nello stato di Imo, in Nigeria. Come questo bambino, molti servizi igienici sono esposti a questo pericoloso virus a causa della mancanza di dispositivi di protezione individuale. La Fondazione Docotal fornisce maschere e guanti per queste persone difficili da proteggere. La tua donazione di soli $ 1 farà un'enorme differenza nel salvare vite.

Un bébé de trois ans a récemment été testé positif au COVID-19 dans l'État d'Imo, au Nigéria. Comme ce bébé, de nombreuses toilettes sont exposées à ce virus dangereux en raison d'un manque d'équipement de protection individuelle. La Fondation Docotal fournit des masques et des gants pour ces personnes difficiles à se protéger. Votre don de seulement 1 $ fera une énorme différence pour sauver des vies.

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27/04/2020

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/26/coronavirus-symptoms-cdc-adds-six-new-symptoms-covid-19/3029438001/

Chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and a loss of taste or smell are the new symptoms added to the CDC list.

27/04/2020

Community engagement is the first line of defence in the battle against infectious diseases. GPs are both gatekeepers and health promotors by empowering the community to build a firewall against the deadly virus. GPs are engaged in each of the three phases of response to the disease. For example, they help block the viral transmission in phase 1 by monitoring people at designated checkpoints, and they slow the increase of cases by treating patients and providing medical surveillance in the community in phase 2. In phase 3, they take care of the clinical and psychological well-being of patients and extend that to their families, so the whole community can return to normal life, as soon as practical.
https://fmch.bmj.com/content/8/2/e000361?utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usage&utm_content=monthly&utm_term=4-2020

23/04/2019

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/woman-coma-vegetative-state-wakes-up-munira-abdulla-germany-uae-a8881081.html

'I never gave up on her because I always had a feeling that one day she would wake up,' her son says

04/04/2019

Consumption of healthier foods such as nuts and seeds, milk and whole grains was on average too low, and people consumed too many sugary drinks and too much processed meat and salt.

This led to one in five deaths in 2017 being linked to bad diets.

Eleven million deaths worldwide in 2017 were linked to people eating poor diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat that contributed to heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a global study found.

29/03/2019

"In sub-Saharan Africa, one in 100 women who has a caesarean section will die - 100 times more than women in the UK. The outcomes for their babies are even worse, with eight per cent not surviving longer than a week."

The analysis of data from 12 million pregnancies, published in The Lancet, finds that maternal deaths in LMICs are 100 times higher than in some high-income countries, and a third of all babies in some regions do not survive caesarean section.

Maternal deaths and perinatal deaths following caesarean sections are disproportionately high in LMICs. The timing and urgency of caesarean section pose major risks.

28/03/2019

The Mother has 2 Uterus, this is called Uterus Didelphys, a disorder in which a female develops a double uterus instead of one. It's likely that three eggs ovulated and were fertilised at the same time during her fertile period which resulted in three embryos. In practical terms, she delivered the first baby who was premature by normal delivery and then 26 days later her twin babies were delivered through her other uterus via Csection.

A woman in Bangladesh has given birth to twins almost one month after having a premature baby boy.  Arifa Sultana, 20, was rushed to hospital 26 days after giving birth to her first child and doctors were stunned to find she was still pregnant with twins in a second uterus. They performed an emerge...

02/02/2019

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/309420-nigeria-records-42-deaths-from-lassa-fever-official.html

From January 1 to 27, a total of 538 suspected cases were reported from 16 states.

27/01/2019

https://www.imt.ie/clinical/irish-researchers-help-develop-new-tb-treatment-24-01-2019/

The newly developed inhaler administers a treatment which reduces the amount of the TB-causing bacteria

25/01/2019

“As at 13 January 2019, a total of 60 confirmed cases have been reported in eight states,” he revealed.

“Given this increase in reported cases of Lassa fever, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared this an outbreak and activated an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate the response.”

The Federal Government has activated emergency response centres for Lassa fever cases in the country following the official declaration of the disease as an outbreak.

18/01/2019

Scientists have drawn up a “planetary health diet” to safeguard the Earth from environmental disaster and ensure enough food is available for its booming population to stay healthy.

This would require red meat consumption to halve across the world but fall by more than 80 per cent in developed countries like the US and UK, the study says.

Dairy and sugar consumption would also need to decrease drastically, while the proportion of nuts, fruit, vegetables and legumes like lentils and chickpeas needs to double.

Plan to minimise climate change and rainforest destruction while preventing millions of premature deaths would require developed nations' meat eating to fall by 80 per cent