It is no longer news that there is an ongoing global emergency situation around the world most especially in China, US and its surroundings, which is the pandemic Corona Virus. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Corona viruses are a large family of viruses that can cause respiratory illnesses such […]
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Jan
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A primary health care approach is an essential foundation for health emergency and risk management in building resilient health system in a community. Emergency unfolds in diverse ways and one of the many ways the average Nigerian experiences emergency situation is when the basic needs of life becomes scarce or unavailable at the […]
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Jan
Jan
Death itself is a painful phenomenon but it is more painful to realise that these deaths could have been prevented, hence the need to enhancing effective post-crash care. As much as no one wills or hopes to be victim of accidents, yet there are victims of different accidents and road traffic accidents daily.Traffic crashes are […]
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Jan
Jan
An unconscious male patient was rushed to the hospital. He had a fatal accident and needed funds very quickly so that he would be given the medical treatment/attention he needed to stay alive. He was in an emergency situation but there was no contact to reach any of his relatives to pay the bills for […]
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Jan
Jan
Emergency is any unplanned event that can cause deaths or significant injury to anyone. It can disrupt, cause physical or environmental damage and financial threat to businesses. While emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks that could lead to damages, loss of lives and properties in any community. It involves the […]
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Jan
Jan
Happy New Year! Welcome to a new decade. It’s with so much joy that we begin another phase of fulfilling the HEI mission THAT NONE SHOULD DIE. Focused on the pursuit of preventing needless death, equipping thousands of people with the ability to doubly increase the chances of survival of emergency victims and primarily providing […]
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Dec
Dec
It’s the festive season, year 2019 is happily winding up and there are different mega shows springing up to celebrate the close of the year’s activities. As much as you would like to socialise and have fun in this season, please stay safe . Don’t get carried away with the crowd’s merry making to the […]
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Dec
Dec
There is a job opening at HEI for an M&E Officer. Qualified and interested candidates can apply. Job Description: The job role is to provide monitoring and evaluation support to improve program effectiveness and delivery. The intention is to enhance the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) mission and to ensure that empirical evidence is collected […]
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Dec
Dec
Emergency response is functional and effective when quick attention and care are provided to emergency victims while in transit. It is not enough that victims are transported to the hospital as quickly as possible rather it is more important that emergency victims are given emergency treatment needed to keep the victims alive even before getting […]
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Dec
Dec
If you’ve ever had a toothache or any issues with your dentition, you will understand the excruciating pain of a 29 years old man who was diagnosed of ameloblastoma to the right mandible at Federal Medical Centre Ebute-Metta and he needed surgery. As severe as the pain was, there was no money to treat the […]