Today at the LearnAfrica/NECO Excellence Awards, we presented the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Prize for Best Grade in Biology to the top biology student in the country: Ikechukwu Augustine Enemoh. Congratulations Ikechukwu! Every year since 2012, the LearnAfrica Education Development…
As of December 2015, 36.7 million people all over the world were living with HIV Name HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) Transmission HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system and weakens the body’s defense against…
This is the leading preventable infectious cause of blindness in the world Name Trachoma Transmission Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye It spreads easily from person to person through contact with eyes, eyelids, nose, or throat secretions of…
Pneumonia is the leading infectious killer of children under the age of five Name Pneumonia Transmission Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs It is a common complication of respiratory infections especially the flu Our lungs have small sacs called…
Today we attended the launch of the Private Sector Engagement Strategy for Malaria Elimination (PSESP) in Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted by the Honorable Federal Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac F. Adewole; the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP); and Alhaji Aliko Dangote Chair, Dangote Foundation…
Did you know tapeworms can cause seizures? Name Taeniasis/cysticercosis Transmission Taeniasis is a mild intestinal infection caused by tapeworms Humans get taeniasis by eating raw or undercooked beef and pork which contain tapeworm larvae called cysticerci The tapeworm larvae live…