By: Augustine N. Myers –The Lutheran Development Service in Liberia (LDS) has increased its Awareness and Prevention Campaign as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the Ebola Virus. Liberian Health Ministry authority has reported that Ebola has again surfaced with cases of deaths reported in Lofa and Montserrado counties. LDS Liberia is leaving no stone unturned aimed at ensuring that the necessary preventive awareness measures are taken against the spread of the deadly Disease. As part of the efforts, the third Prevention Awareness Workshop has taken place in Zorzor City, Lofa county by the Lutheran Development Service in... Continue Reading
17 June 2014: In support of Men’s Health Month this June, Liberty Medical Scheme highlights five of the biggest killers of men in South Africa1, helping men to arm themselves with healthier habits earlier on so as to ensure long-term good health! Heart disease Heart disease is one of the biggest killers in South Africa. Around one in three men will develop the condition before they are 60 years old. High blood pressure – also called hypertension – is one of the main causes of heart disease2. Warning signs of a “heart attack” include recurring pains in the chest, neck... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – Near the historic Providence Island in Monrovia is a community that has experienced and continues to go through the huddles of poor sanitation. Slipway Community is amongst several Slum communities in and around Monrovia lacking safe drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene facilities. Slipway, with a population of over fifteen thousand inhabitants often suffer from poor drainage system, lack of garbage bin and public toilets. With the rainy season, the situation has gone from bad to worse thereby resulting to a crisis proportion. The community has been placed under a spotlight due to crucial... Continue Reading
Conakry, 3 June 2014 – While the number of patients appeared to be in decline, new cases of Ebola have been reported in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The virus has already affected more than 300 people in West Africa. Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors without Borders (MSF) is continuing its work supporting health authorities in the two countries, treating patients and putting measures in place to contain the epidemic. Team dispatched urgently to Sierra Leone According to information from the Ministry of Health, there has been one confirmed case and four deaths in Koindu in Kailahun district of Sierra Leone near the Guinean border since the end of May. On 29 May, the authorities... Continue Reading
May 2014: Getting sick while travelling is inconvenient and can be very uncomfortable when you are far away from home. With more South Africans travelling, both for business and leisure to destinations in Africa, the Far East as well as Middle East, the risk of contracting a deadly disease from vectors such as mosquitoes, bugs, ticks, flies and freshwater snails is on the rise. The World Health Organisation (WHO) annual World Health Day on April 7, focused on vector-borne diseases, carried by these organisms from person to person and place to place. Because of environmental changes and increased travelling, some... Continue Reading
