RedAid Nigeria and DAHW (German Leprosy and TB Relief Association) donate personal protective equipment for healthcare facilities in Enugu State. All over the world they are being celebrated – and rightly so! Nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers are at the frontline to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19. They show up every day caring …
RedAid Nigeria has taken aid measures in the COVID-19 crisis to ensure survival and help where it is urgently needed. Corona virus, COVID-19, pandemic … Wherever you are, these words dominate the news these days. It is natural that in this moment we are concentrated on our own health, with the health of family members …
VALIDATION OF LEPROSY CASES NOTIFIED IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA IN 2018 Background The number of notified Leprosy cases in Nigeria has steadily declined over the years while the proportion of new Leprosy cases with WHO Grade 2 Disability (G2D) has been high at about 15%. In GLRA supported states, the decline in case notification mirrors the …
Validation of Leprosy Cases notified in Ebonyi and Cross River States. Read More »
REVIEW OF CHILDHOOD LEPROSY IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA (2011-2018): PROGRESS TOWARDS ZERO TRANSMISSION. Objective: To access the trend in childhood leprosy in 11 German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA) supported states in Southern Nigeria from 2011-2018 METHOD: A retrospective desk analysis of leprosy case notification data routinely reported in 11 states of Southern Nigeria from …
“When there is a problem in the community, like stealing, the victim will come to me and pay a small amount of money for me to go round the Okogbe community to announce that a crime has been committed. Very likely, within two or three days after the announcement, the stolen item, by the grace …
Family and Work “Sometimes I work on the weekends, because once a patient needs attention, it usually cannot wait. But being dedicated to my job does not affect my dedication to my family. I find a way to marry the two responsibilities together. They both get 50-50 of my attention. I have six daughters and …
“Wisdom doesn’t fall from heaven, it comes with experience and age. But age is relative here. The longer you live, the more your chances of having diverse experiences. The key word here is experience. Experience may be practical or theoretical. When it’s practical, you felt it, saw it, learnt it, know it for yourself. That …
“If only I had not chased down that bus, my two legs would still be here just like yours. As a little boy I sold things in traffic congested areas on the highways to hungry travelers who are unable to stop and shop. On this particular day, a potential customer wanted to patronize me …
“Life does not dish out what you eat. We dish our own food ourselves. To say that life is unfair is being unfair to life. Life is fair. If I have not gotten to where I feel I am supposed to be, then maybe I am still in the process. Human beings inside life are …