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Benefits of Exclusive Breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as when a nursing mother feeds her infant only breastmilk, no water, or food for the first six (6) months of life. The first milk produced after birth is called colostrum. This is synthesized during the end of pregnancy and 3-5 days...

What Is Polio?

Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected person’s brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis (can’t move parts of the body). Two...

Monkeypox Disease: What you need to know

Key facts *Monkeypox is a rare disease that occurs primarily in remote parts of Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. *The monkeypox virus can cause a fatal illness in humans and, although it is similar to human smallpox which has been eradicated, it is...

Stop Violence Against Women

I have previously written on this subject in other platforms before. Today, I witnessed a young man melting out serious beating on his pregnant wife and was about using a mortar to hit her when we quickly intervened. This convinced me to write once again on this...