QUALITY ASSURANCE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE APPAREL AT TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE

Maternal Mortality at Federal Medical Centre Yola, Adamawa State: A Five-Year Review

BACKGROUND The North Eastern region of Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) in the world, and most of these deaths are preventable. Culture, religion and customs that prevent access to care contribute immensely to these deaths. AIM To review and document the MMR. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of all maternal deaths recorded at the Federal Me...

Study of fish exploitation pattern of lake Gerio, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Lack of exploratory data for effective stock management, negligence on the part of the regulatory bodies with regards to data collection have made clear impossible to know precisely how much fish is taken from lake Geriyo daily, monthly, or annually and this has led to decline in the fisheries yield and reduction in the livelihood of the fishermen in this community. An investigation was carrie...

Prevalence of Malaria Infection among Children Attending Specialist Hospital Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Malaria is an urgent public health priority and has resulted families in a cycle of illness, suffering and poverty. This study was tending to determine the prevalence of malaria infection within gender, age of the children and in relation to socio demographic characteristics of parents/guardians. The study was hospital based and considered only out-patient children attending Specialist Hospital...

Quality assurance of child protection in hospitals.

Molecular diagnosis of recent suspected outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an economically important viral disease of goats and sheep. It is endemic in Nigeria and was first described in West Africa in the 1940s. Clinically, PPR can be confused with other infections such as pasteurellosis or contagious ecthyma and mild strain of rinderpest in small ruminants. Effective implementation of control measures for PPR requires that a prope...