Our first attempt at growing yam, just 500 heaps & the result blew my mind. 😀
Other than that, the experience itself was intriguing & exciting.. i enjoy doing this.
If you are a foreigner visiting Africa, especially if you are from Europe or North America where malaria is almost non-existent, please make sure you take a malaria test IN AFRICA before departing the continent.
This is absolutely crucial. If the Russian chess official had gotten tested in Nigeria before departing for Uzbekistan, medical staff would have easily detected the Plasmodium parasite in his blood. He would have been administered Artemether or Artesunate treatments, which would have cleared the parasite from his system within a 72-hour window.
The problem with waiting to get tested in Europe or other non-endemic regions is that because malaria is so rare in those places, it is usually the last thing doctors check for. Malaria manifests with flu-like symptoms, high fever, and severe exhaustion, which Western doctors often misdiagnose as a standard viral illness. In contrast, if you walk into any standard clinic, pharmacy, or hospital in Nigeria complaining of dizziness and a high fever, the very first thing they check for is malaria. Consequently, you have a much higher chance of early detection in Africa than anywhere else.
Beyond just early detection, you also have a significantly higher chance of receiving an accurate diagnosis in Nigeria compared to any hospital in Europe or America. This may sound counterintuitive, since Western countries undoubtedly possess more robust medical infrastructure and advanced diagnostic technology, but this advantage does not apply to malaria. The gold standard for diagnosing malaria is largely manual, not electronic. The parasite is not detected by a digital frequency signature on a monitor. A medical laboratory scientist must draw the patient's blood, prepare a thin and thick blood film, place it under a microscope, and visually examine the red blood cells. They must manually identify the specific species of the parasite and determine the exact density and severity of the infection.
Nigerian lab scientists and healthcare workers can perform this task almost effortlessly and with staggering precision because it is a daily routine. In their medical training, and across hospitals and clinics, they do this every single day, as malaria is the most common infectious disease in Nigeria and many parts of Africa. In Europe and other non-endemic nations, this specific visual diagnostic skill is almost non-existent. An American or European medical technician might only ever manually detect malaria in a red blood cell during a single practical project in medical school, and that is where it ends. Throughout their entire medical careers, they may never encounter a live malaria case. For this reason, their practical accuracy in diagnosing it will never match that of their African colleagues.
So, if you ever visit Africa, and particularly a country like Nigeria, please make sure you get yourself tested for malaria before traveling back to your home country to avoid the tragic reality of paying the ultimate price.
Good morning ☀️
To whom it may concern…
I am not slaving away at the gym 5x a week and eating healthy because I want to wear “decent dresses”.
As you were. Have a nice day if Jesus tarries ❤️
LASU is blocking over 100 students from graduating because lecturer Dr. Ganiu Bamgbose (“paka Dr. Gab”) never uploaded their results since 300 level.
HOD Professor Henry Jedidiah Hunjo just told them to shut up and wait.
Now they’re stuck with an extra year they never earned pure lecturer failure and the school cashing extra tuition.
Students are crushed. Until decisive action is taken that lecturer won’t step up and this isn’t the first time.
If this video does not make some of you have sense, I wonder what will.
Just look what the family is going through because of religion.
And an innocent girl child is suffering because of it.
Really pathetic.