It is observed on the 28th of July every year to raise awareness of viral hepatitis which causes inflammation of the liver leading to severe disease (acute & chronic) cirrhosis & liver cancer.
The theme for 2022 is: HEPATITIS CAN’T WAIT; “BRINGING HEPATITIS CARE CLOSER TO YOU”.
Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for admission into the Residency Training Programme of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in the following disciplines:
Vitiligo is an acquired disorder of pigmentation affecting about 1-2 percent of the general population. In our study in UBTH in 2021,we noted a prevalence of 3.2%.
The Institute of Child Health, UBTH Benin City joined the rest of the world to celebrate this years’ World Immunization Week with the theme ‘Long life for all’.
Do you know that 60% of Colon cancer cases can be prevented by screening?*
Who are those qualified for colon cancer screening?
– Age 40 years and above.
– Those with family history of colon cancer.
– Those with positive fecal occult blood test.
– Those have change in bowel habit, passage of blood in stool or unexplained weight loss.
– Screen your Colon with a colonoscopy today to prevent Colon cancer.
– Visit a Gastroenterologist or a General Surgeon for guidance.
The Renal Unit, UBTH in commemoration of this year’s World Kidney Day had a sensitization walk to Oluku, Benin City.
Free medical screening was also organized for the people of Oluku community.
Courtesy:
Infection Prevention and Control Committee,
University of Benin Teaching Hospital/NCDC
Globally, 27th of October is a day set aside as the World Occupational Therapy Day, to create awareness about the Occupational Therapy Profession and its services to the different individuals of all ages in helping them participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (called Occupation).
International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD), or International Stammering Awareness Day, is an annual celebration held on October 22. It is known in the UK and Ireland, since 1998.
The day is intended to raise public awareness of the issues faced by millions of people – one percent of the world’s population – who stutter, or stammer.
Every year, stuttering communities and associations around the world get together, put on events and campaign to highlight how certain aspects of society can be difficult for people who stutter; to challenge negative attitudes and discrimination; and to debunk myths that people who stammer are nervous or less intelligent.
ISAD also celebrates the many notable figures who stutter; who have made a mark on the world now and throughout history in the fields of science, politics, philosophy, art, cinema and music.
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