MARKING WORLD HEALTH DAY; WITH DEPRESSION AS THE TOPIC

JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST DEPRESSION. 

Depression! Depression!! Depression!!!

: a state of feeling sad

: a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way

: a period of time in which there is little economic activity and many people do not have jobs.

By virtue of bad government, a very significant risk factor of depression,  an average Nigerian is predisposed to depression.

Yesterday,  a man stopped his vehicle,  came down and jumped into the sea,

The other day,  someone was cooking and something stoke her mind, she immediately killed herself with the knife she was cutting onions with,

A young boy suddenly stopped talking, couldn't reason out answers to questions,

One man just resigned not considering the outcome of his resignation.

His wife just put to birth ,and he rememered his condition prior to wife's parturition, became suddenly thoughtless and was tagged a psychiatric patient afterwards.

A student who always hoped for the best result couldn't read to see the result manifest.

Husband sees wife as a problem and burden,

Depression the deadly scourge  that drains people's optimism must be dealt with.

When finally the person is taken to hospital,  cos hardly can they differentiate between depression,  schizophrenia manifesting negative symptoms and manic-depressive-psychosis,  hence the person is subjected to all kinds of therapy which mostly are pharmacotherapy with dreadful side effects.

Dear fellow Nigerians,

As our government has refused to lift this risk factor placed permanently on our side,  can we adopt the following  recommendations to help ourselves and one another:

1.  Always give someone around you hope,

2. Do not add to someone's stress. ,help them

3. Always check on your neighbor. ,ask him/her "how are you?

4. Join social groups where we have a lot reasons to laugh freely

5. Discover those musics that help your moment,  as good musics have been identified as prophylactic antidepressants.

6. Always pray,  and leave your problems with God.

7. Reduce your rate of expectations from human,

8. Always assume  that there is no government

9. Discover positive people and make them friends

10. Read your Bible always.


Chuka Amukamara
Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Benin


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MENINGITIS THE MONSTER

                    Join the fight against Meningitis 

Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.

The inflammation may be caused by infection with:

• viruses : enterovirus, herpes simplex virus, Varicella zoster virus, mumps virus, HIV and LCMV

• bacteria: Nisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes etc

• other microorganisms: fungi, protozoa etc

• drugs: NSAIDS, some Antibiotics, IV immunoglobulin


Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency.

Symptoms

• headache

• neck stiffness associated with fever

• confusion or altered consciousness, vomiting,

• Inability to tolerate light (photophobia) or loud noises (phonophobia).

• Children often exhibit only nonspecific symptoms, such as irritability and drowsiness.

• Rashes

Preventive/control measures
As we await government and the vaccines for meningitis, let us employ the following measures to at least control it's spread.

• Avoid contact with respiratory droplets

• Be conscious of whom you kiss

• Coughing or sneezing on someone should be avoided

• Contaminations from feces or fecal matters should be avoided

• Avoid self-diagnosis

• Avoid self-medication

• Visit or take to the nearest hospital for proper attention, anyone who exhibits any of the above symptoms; especially where these triad is found

1. Severe Headache
2. stiffness of neck with high fever
3. Sudden alteration of mental status

Chuka Amukamara

Department of Pharmacy

University of Benin

Nigeria. 

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