Dᴀɴᴜʀᴀ Mᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ Lᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴏʀʏ

11/08/2022

10/08/2022

Pʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇᴘᴀᴛɪᴛɪs ʙʏ:

1⃣ ᴜsɪɴɢ sᴛᴇʀɪʟᴇ ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs
2⃣ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪsɪɴɢ sᴀғᴇʀ sᴇx
3⃣ ᴜsɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʀᴀᴢᴏʀs/ʙʟᴀᴅᴇs
4⃣ ᴜsɪɴɢ sᴀғᴇ ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ/ᴘɪᴇʀᴄɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏʟs
5⃣ ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴇᴘᴀᴛɪᴛɪs B
6⃣ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴇsᴛᴇᴅ/ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs

09/08/2022

We’re still living with COVID-19, even if cases seem low. Help less people get sick by taking six simple steps:
1️⃣ Get vaccinated
2️⃣ Keep a safe distance
3️⃣ Wear a mask
4️⃣ Cover sneezes/coughs
5️⃣ Open windows
6️⃣ Clean your hands
Your health is precious.

01/08/2022

World Breastfeeding Week starts today!

You can help mothers feel comfortable breastfeeding their babies whenever and wherever they get hungry.

If everyone strives to step up for breastfeeding, it will become much easier! 🤱🏿🤱🤱🏾🤱🏻🤱🏽🤱🏼

01/08/2022

The number of adults aged 30-79 living with hypertension has doubled from 650 million to 1.28 billion since 1990. Although it can be easily detected through measuring blood pressure, at home or in a health center, about 580 million people with hypertension are unaware of their condition because they were never diagnosed.

01/08/2022

Women and girls can be decisive regarding their own health. Accessing quality sexual & reproductive health services is key.

Barriers to this are:
🔸Stigma
🔸Discrimination
🔸Violence
🔸Poor mental health
🔸Lack of a safe & enabling environment

01/08/2022

More than 350 million people live with viral hepatitis, and every 30 seconds, someone dies from hepatitis-related disease including liver failure, cirrhosis and cancer.

Don't wait, get tested!

01/08/2022

Adopting a healthy lifestyle can cut down the risks of getting type 2 diabetes. Tell us what worked for you to achieve a healthy lifestyle? Comment below.

01/08/2022

Did you know that Hepatitis B is most commonly transmitted from mothers to babies during birth and early childhood?

It is also spread by:

👉 tattooing,
👉piercing,
👉exposure to infected blood & body fluids.

01/08/2022

Here are some ways to ↘️ your cancer risk:
🚭 Don't use to***co
🏊‍♂️ Exercise regularly
🍅 Eat healthy foods
☀️ Avoid strong sunlight for prolonged periods
🥃 Drink less alcohol

Let's beat cancer!

01/08/2022

Monkeypox - here is what you need to know ⬇️

01/08/2022

The most common climate change sensitive health risks identified by countries:
🌞 heat stress
🌪️ injury or death from extreme weather events
🦟 food, water and vector-borne diseases (such as cholera, dengue or malaria).