World Polio Day on October 24 is celebrated in honour of the tireless contributions made by frontline healthcare workers in their vigilant fight to eradicate the disease. It provides an opportunity for countries to highlight global efforts undertaken to eradicate polio from every corner of the globe and lead a path towards a polio-free world. Globally, World Polio Day marks the […]
#World Food Day Special Dr. Esther Sathiaraj Ph.D. Nutrition Sciences Better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life – the theme for this year’s World Food Day on October 16. Collective action across 150 countries worldwide is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. With a growing population, there […]
Modern medical science and biomedical opportunities are very dynamic, hence offers exciting career opportunities with regard to academics, research, education and management while serving the human society. The domain of the biomedical scientists is a challenging problem in making the advancements of modern medicine. Moreover, biomedical research focuses on the interaction of cells, organs and organ systems in the human body that leads to the […]
In the first 15 years of the twenty-first century many African countries have seen rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, with big changes in agri-food systems and human nutrition. The changes in agriculture and food systems that we discern so far in twenty-first century Africa have been broadly accordant with the patterns first described in modern economic terms by Clark […]
Organic farming has become one of the fastest-growing areas of agriculture. The sale of organic foods rising more than 20% annually since 1990. Increasing demand for organic produce has become a primary consumer trend and reflects consumer perceptions of organic foods as more environmentally friendly. Is organic food unquestionably healthier than its conventional counterpart? Answers to this question are now […]
Public health initiatives handled by professionals address broad public health issues affecting the health and well-being of individuals, populations, communities and societies across the world. Importance of Public Health The Public Healthcare Sector protects all sectors of the economy from hazards like infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters. The major health issues include environmental hazards, infectious diseases like HIV/AIDs, drug […]
Lesothos Ministry is responsible for health issues including the development of health policies, standards and guidelines along with mobilization of health resources and evaluation of health sector interventions. Government ministries, academics donors, civil society, private businesses, public stakeholder and consultants are involved improving health outcomes. Public Health system in Lesotho The Government of Lesotho funds and supports the fight against […]
The discipline of Public Health is enormous that provides safe and planned medical care to the population of Nigeria. Nigeria has huge burden of diseases like Malaria, HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis and other public health challenges like teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, unsafe abortion, etc. Public health is one of the broadest and dynamic top paying professions in the medical sector of Nigeria. […]
The effects of climatic change and global warming are much evident across the globe. Though their effects in the agricultural field have been extensively reported, not much is known on how they affect the livestock. Climatic changes exert both direct and indirect effects on livestock. Direct effects due to temperature, wind speed, humidity etc affect animal productivity like growth, milk […]
Collaborative ministerial, government and non-government agencies and organisation in Somalia are working towards reducing communicable and non-communicable diseases while strengthening mental, social, reproductive, maternal, child, adolescent and neonatal health. Public Health Issues According to the WHO (World Health organization), prevalence of mental illness is the highest in Somalia. The commoncausesof mortality and morbidity in Somalia are diarrhoeal diseases, cholera, Tuberculosis,malaria […]