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 NameHIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) Transmission GeographyWorldwide (sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region) Incubation Period2 – 6 weeks after infection Signs and…
This is the leading preventable infectious cause of blindness in the world NameTrachoma Transmission GeographyWorldwide (Africa is the most affected continent) Incubation Period5 – 12 days Signs and Symptoms Symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of conjunctivitis: Diagnosis TreatmentAntibiotics are…
Pneumonia is the leading infectious killer of children under the age of five NamePneumonia Transmission Geography Worldwide (most prevalent in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa) Incubation Period1 – 3 days depending on the cause Signs and Symptoms Common symptoms: In…
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? NameTaeniasis/cysticercosis Transmission GeographyWorldwide, but mostly in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa Incubation Period Signs and Symptoms Taeniasis: symptoms can be mild and some people do not develop any symptoms at all…