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Bed-wetting! One of the concerns often brought to the Paediatricians by mothers! It seems next to the issue of teething and poor eating, concerns about bed-wetting ranks as the third most common questions mothers ask the Paediatricians. Dr Adaobi Solarin, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist addresses the issue of bed-wetting in children in a recent Group Discussion…
Disabilities and Prevention Can it happen again? How do I prevent my child from having this challenge again? Some forms of disabilities can be prevented by simple measures and these include; • Folic acid intake by all women of the child bearing age – this prevents the spina bifida, hydrocephalus • Avoidance of smoking and alcohol…
Welcome to all Mums and Blog visitors! Here is the next priority condition in the series 100 messages for children to learn and share! Should you be visiting the blog for the first time, we’ve started the series 100 messages for children and we started by educating our children on Malaria. Today, we will continue…
Today is World Asthma Day with the theme ‘Asthma care for all’… Asthma is the difficulty experienced in breathing that affects the lungs…. Have you checked that Asthma today?
Diabetes mellitus is a life long condition that affects the way our bodies handle energy found in food. Normally, our bodies break down carbohydrates into small blocks called glucose which act as fuel for the cells in our bodies. Cells in our bodies can only utilize this fuel (glucose blocks) with the help of a…
In this series of 100 messages for children (which happens to be the last in this series ) we will be considering: WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE. Please read, learn and share. If you are new to the series, please check the blog for other messages – There are 100 messages in all; 10 points on…
Good afternoon Dr, thank you for the wonderful work. Please the rotavirus vaccination in most of our health centers they ask for money for the child to be given the vaccine, my son completed 6 weeks last week Monday and we went to the health center for our immunization and the woman that weighs children told if I want my son to be given the rotavirus vaccine I should 10k. So I wonder how the government is helping by collecting sure amount of money is it not because most of us cant afford private hospital that is why we go to health centers of the government
You need to ask your State Government Ministry of Health. I know they run short at some point; not sure if they have now. Unfortunately if the government does not supply then you have to pay for it.