awareness Archives

12 Apr 17

Any advice on how to improve healthcare literacy, delivery & awareness in Nigeria?

Customer Problem: Our client in the U.S. needed some insight on the following three questions about the healthcare industry in Nigeria: 1) Advice for someone trying to develop healthcare literacy/awareness campaigns with support from hospitals in Lagos. 2) Any advice on strengthening infrastructure to improve health care delivery, particularly to…

06 Apr 15

Non-Surgical Recovery Process for Achilles Tendon Tear

It’s a couple of days after your injury and you are gradually coming to terms with what just occurred – You tore your Achilles tendon and you’ve responsibly gotten yourself to a doctor (Read steps to take after an Achilles tear). They’ve put your injured foot in a temporary splint…

02 Sep 14

Did you tear your achilles? What to do next.

How it happens: If you’ve ever felt the sensation of a really taut rubber band snapping in your lower leg, it is very likely that you have torn or ruptured your Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon is a tendon in the posterior of the leg, which connects the bones of…

08 Aug 14

What EBOLA is and How to prevent it

The new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) aka Ebola hemorrhagic fever in parts of western Africa is the worst recorded in history and the devastating outcomes of the outbreak has left people very nervous at best and fearful at the worst with no real sense what to do. This…