Month: November 2019

FOUNDATION SCREENS NYSC STAFFS AT PAIKO ORIENTATION CAMP, NIGER STATE.

Nov 22 2019
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The Founder of the Foundation who is also currently serving in the camp, Dr Hamzat Zaheed said he organized the screening for staffs after the live broadcast on the 14th of this month to sensitize people about the diabetes mellitus in commemoration of World Diabetes Day 2019.‎ ‎ He added that same exercise was held

DIABETES MELLITUS: A SILENT KILLER!

Nov 14 2019
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic endocrine disorder. It is a chronic non-communicable disease which generally start over a period of time and may progress without any symptoms. Thus, many people are accidentally detected during a general health screening. It is a condition characterized by elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) due to lack of insulin. Insulin

THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE ON THE HOME CARE AND INDICATION FOR HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE.

Nov 01 2019
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BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited abnormality of the red blood cell characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia with numerous clinical consequences. SCD refers to a collection of hemoglobinopathies (inherited gene) characterized by abnormal haemoglobin and produced through the homozygous inheritance of a sickle cell allele. Heterozygous inheritance results in a condition known as