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26/11/2024

Tuberculosis Returns as Top Infectious Disease Killer, WHO Says.

Tuberculosis - or TB - is a bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is spread through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit. Common symptoms include:

➡️ Prolonged cough (sometimes with blood)
➡️ Chest pain
➡️ Weakness
➡️ Fatigue
➡️ Weight loss
➡️ Fever
➡️ Night sweats

Get prompt testing and subsequent treatment for tuberculosis at a health facility near you.

15/11/2024

Vaccines save lives. Together we can end polio.

15/11/2024

Today is World Diabetes Day!

Let’s stop diabetes stigma!

The right words go a long way.
💙 Be inclusive.
💙 Be kind.
💙 Be respectful.

15/11/2024

15/11/2024

Tuberculosis - or TB - is a bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is spread through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit. Common symptoms include:

➡️ Prolonged cough (sometimes with blood)
➡️ Chest pain
➡️ Weakness
➡️ Fatigue
➡️ Weight loss
➡️ Fever
➡️ Night sweats

14/11/2024

Depression is the most common mental health condition. It can affect anyone.
Symptoms include👇🏿:

🔸Poor concentration
🔸Feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth
🔸Hopelessness about the future
🔸Suicidal thoughts
🔸Disrupted sleep
🔸Changes in appetite or weight

01/09/2024

Condoms, when used correctly and consistently, are safe and highly effective in:
-🤰🏾preventing unwanted pregnancy
-🛡preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

24/08/2024

Iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world. As well as affecting a large number of children and women in developing countries, it is the only nutrient deficiency which is also significantly prevalent in industrialized countries.

Here is how you can prevent iron deficiency.

21/08/2024

Here are the latest global burden stats (2022)

🌍 Estimated 9.7M deaths
💔 1 in 9 men & 1 in 12 women lose their lives to the disease
👤 1 in 5 people face cancer in their lifetime

By 2050, cancer cases are projected to be 77% higher than they were in 2022.

Growing & ageing populations are contributing to the alarming rise, as are risk factors like to***co, harmful alcohol use, obesity & air pollution - addressing these will help protect people against cancer.

12/05/2024

72% - Seven in ten registered infants in Ghana were born by mothers between the ages of 20 and 34.

About 27 percent (26.7%) of registered infants were born by mothers in the age group 25-29, followed by mothers in age-group 30-34 (23.3%), and 20-24 (22%).

Mothers below 15 years recorded the least births (0.1%) followed by mothers in age-group 40 and above (5.4%).

Source: Births and Deaths Registry, 2022