Background: Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a crime against children. It is largely under-reported and commonly goes unpunished in our society. Case report: The patient is a 4-year-old girl who presented to our emergency ...

Background: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals adopted by 189 nations and signed by 147 Heads of State and Governments during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000 with the aim of attaining these ...

Empyema thoracis is the collection of pus in the pleural space. A 9-year-old boy presented with a 3-day history of high grade continuous fever, a day history of abdominal pain, distension and fast breathing. Examination ...

Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic has a significant impact on global health systems, not only in terms of the number of people infected with the disease, but also in terms of patients with other ...

Background: Breastfeeding is a basic human activity, vital to infant and maternal health. A good breastfeeding advice from health professionals can influence a mother’s decision to initiate and maintain breastfeeding ...

Neonatal jaundice is still a serious health problem in Nigeria today which is often times associated with debilitating consequences. The knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare workers could act as a two- edged sword ...

Background: Approximately seventy-five percent of the deaths that occur in children excluding neonatal deaths in sub-Sahara Africa result from preventable and curable diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria. A ...

Background: Mobile phones are one of the most common information access devices with almost 31% of the global population having access. Mobile phones are now in the hands of 2 billion people out of the 6.47 billion people ...

Background: Clerking is the first and most important procedurewhich a doctor has at first contact with a patient or patients’ relations. This provides an opportunity for the physician to obtain vital data which on documentation ...