This post covers the full Red Cross blood donation history and that of the Redcross with their roles in blood donation campaigns. For some reason I usually imagine an emergency scenario where urgent blood donation is needed to save lives;…
Being charitable could be as straightforward as donating blood. The American Red Cross Society has made us understand that over 31% of blood transfusions in the world come from voluntary non-remunerated blood donors. It is ideal that before donors are…
In the last post, we discussed the Red Cross Blood donation history, and we saw how an idea from a young Swiss man named Henry Dunant transformed to what we now know today as the International Federation of the Red…
Not every health center, public or private hospital have blood banks in Nigeria. One of the major challenges affecting Voluntary blood donation in Nigeria Negatively is the lack of available resources needed to procure a quality blood bank. Another…
The roles of Medical Radiography in patient care are often under-emphasized. The task of patient care and the provision of quality medical assistance is one that is all-encompassing and all-embracing since the betterment of a patient’s health condition is the primary…
What we have here is not the usual serious articles on this blog. We will be discussing the history of Rag day in Nigeria, the purpose, benefits, and whether it is still being widely practiced in the various tertiary institutions…
Medicine and Surgery is one of the most recognized courses one can study in Nigerian Universities. The course is highly rated if not over-rated by many students. In fact, it is one of the dream courses for many young high…
The first few months after medical school generates various feelings for different medical students who are just about to graduate. It could come with lots of tension, fear, and expectations for different persons. But one thing that is common for…
People can be very superstitious in the way they perceive certain phenomena especially when it deals with human life and death. Over 60% of the population identify with a religious group. It is expected that something as important as blood…