Background Immunisation plays a major role in reducing childhood morbidity and mortality.
Getting children immunised against potentially fatal and debilitating vaccine‐preventable …

Introduction The widespread use of antiretroviral therapies (ART) has increased life
expectancy in HIV patients, predisposing them to chronic non-communicable diseases …

Background In 2011 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended parenteral
artesunate in preference to quinine as first‐line treatment for people with severe malaria …

Background Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is potentially fatal. Infection with
drug‐resistant strains of the causative organism Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or …

Background Typhoid and paratyphoid are febrile illnesses, due to a bacterial infection,
which remain common in many low‐and middle‐income countries. The World Health …

Background The use of an effective contraceptive may be necessary after an abortion.
Insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) may be done the same day or later. Immediate IUD …

Background Haemodialysis is the most common form of renal replacement therapy in
Nigeria. The high cost of haemodialysis has made optimal therapy of end-stage renal …

Background A septic abortion refers to any abortion (spontaneous or induced) complicated
by upper genital tract infection including endometritis or parametritis. The mainstay of …

Handwashing is the simplest and most cost-effective intervention to reduce transmission of
nosocomial infections. In a cross-sectional descriptive survey, we investigated the practice …

Widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
patients has led to improved longevity with the attendant increase in noncommunicable …