In recent times, we have witnessed a lot of political, economical and environmental upheavals in different climes of the world.Lives and properties have been lost in the process of these events. From black lives matter in the United States to End SARS protest in Nigeria. Also, Sudan, Guinea, Zimbabwe and many other countries are not …
OCTOBER 1ST of every year, which coincides with Nigeria’s independce is actually a day designated by the United Nations to examine, analyse, celebrate laudable policies and formulate new policies that center around older persons globally. Year 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 30th Anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons. According …
Paracelsus once said, “poison is in everything, and nothing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy”. Alice Sebold said, “poison and medicine are often the same thing, given in different proportions”.Therefore, poisons are substances that can cause damage or death in humans, after exposure, inhalation, injection and ingestion of such …
An inch of caution and prevention is far more better than yards of correction and curative methods.Promoting healthy ageing is one of the things we do at Ganat Healthcare Initiative. Healthy ageing is defined by the world report on ageing and health as the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being …
It was Haruki Murakami who said; DEATH IS NOT THE OPPOSITE OF LIFE, BUT A PART OF IT. It is not easy losing loved ones to the cold hands of death, even when they are aged. However, the understanding and acceptance of Haruki’s statement would greatly help us through this inevitable process of life.My focus …
ENSURING A PEACEFUL LIFE FOR OLDER ADULTS /SENIOR CITIZENS Old age is what everyone looks up to, this is a golden period for those who have served their countries, families and communities to be taken care of and to be served in return. At Ganat Healthcare Initiative (GHI), ” Ageing is a blessing ” this is our …
DRUG SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN GERIATRICS The use of medication in senior citizens or older adults should be with great caution. It is often a common thing to see elderly patients rushed into the emergency department as a result of wrong usage of drug or overdose. It is our responsibility to ensure both the safety …
“It is the most revered act of honour and privilege to carry in your hands; those who once carried you on their shoulders” – Adesuyi Adesina. “Calling elder abuse a maltreatment is to take it lightly, it is an irredeemable and irremediable act” – Adesuyi Adesina. WHAT IS ELDER ABUSE? Any act of violent and non-violent maltreatment of …
"Family provides us with the feathers with which we take our first flight in life"- Adesuyi Adesina
Michael J. Fox puts in a fantastic way by saying "Family is not an important thing, it's everything." Family is the fundamental unit of every society.
“Our food should be our medicine, and our medicine should be our food” – Hippocrates.
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition” -Thomas Edison.
I had a conversation with a friend few days ago, he told me how he ran to the mirror just to look himself up, after meeting an old friend. I am guessing you would probably take a look at the mirror too, after reading this post.Today, in a simple manner without too much medical jargons, …
I once met a woman, who has an only son. The son was faraway in a university learning, this woman had a chronic ailment, she was bedridden and no one was there to help. Her husband had divorced her shortly after her ailment started.