Empowering children to stem the tide of the coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria
To prepare communities to protect themselves from the coronavirus, UNICEF is supporting social mobilization efforts by the Lagos State Government…
Lack of confidence in PHCs crippling health delivery system –Lawmaker
The Chairman of, the House Committee on Health, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, has said that the lack of confidence in primary health care (PHC) centers by the majority of Nigerians, was crippling an effective delivery of health care services in the country…
Nigeria declares state of emergency on maternal and child health
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has declared a state of Emergency on Maternal and Child Mortality. This was announced by the Executive Director of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuiab while ….
Candida auris, what do paediatricians need to know?
The newly recognised and emerging fungal species, Candida auris, has caused worldwide invasive infections and has been implicated in difficult to control hospital outbreaks. Challenges are encountered in the correct identification of this fungus as commonly used phenotypic
FMH – ACCELERATING ACTION FOR IMPACT: REDUCING MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD MORTALITY IN NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH
ACCELERATING ACTION FOR IMPACT:REDUCING MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD MORTALITY IN NIGERIA
Action Framework for Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality – NIGER STATE
MAJOR CHILD HEALTH FACTSHEET IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
According to WHO Statistics, an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes.
Research evidence practice trending in the medical literature.
- Clinical practice guideline for management of infantile hemagiomas in :
Pediatrics 2019Jan;143(1).pii : peds. 2018-3475
This guide provides the clinician with required evidence to use propranolol safely.
- Effect of a low free sugar diet vs Usual Diet on non alcoholic Fatty Liver disease in adolescent Boys: A randomised clinical Trial; in :
JAMA.2019 Jan 22 ; 321(3):256-265
This research’s initial finding offers very important insight into the effect of diet restriction in this population. This though still needs to be validated.
- Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint infection. In:
N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan31; 380(5):425-436.
In this series, Oral antibiotic use was not inferior to intravenous antibiotics therapy when used during the first 6 weeks for complex orthopaedic infection, as assessed by treatment failure at 1 year. When fully embedded in practice will make a huge impact on the quality of life of patients and also provide huge cost savings. Change in practice however may take time to kick in.
- Efficacy and safety of EMLA cream for Pain Control Due to Venepuncture in Infants: A meta- analysis. In;
Pediatrics. 2019 Jan; 143(1) pii: peds. 2018-1173
In this meta- analysis, EMLA disd not offer adequate benefit in terms of reduced pain from venepuncture when compared to placebo. Also offered no benefit when compared to Sucrose or breast feeding. It did result in Blanching and raised methemoglobin levels. This should make us think again about its use in these groups of patients.
4.3 Million Children in Nigeria still miss out on Vaccinations Every Year
Nigeria has made great strides in reducing deaths of under 5-year-old children from 158 to 120 per 1000 births between 2011 and 2016. Yet, during the same period, the coverage of the main vaccines offered through routine immunization has declined.
Evidence Alerts
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