Health Library
Short, true health lessons in plain words. English and French. Every article lists its sources. Free for everyone, always. 48 lessons and growing.
Short, true health lessons in plain words. English and French. Every article lists its sources. Free for everyone, always. 48 lessons and growing.
Malaria spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. In Cameroon the whole country is at risk, and it is …
Read · Lire →Most malaria can be treated. But some signs mean the illness is severe and needs a hospital now.…
Read · Lire →Antenatal care means seeing a health worker during pregnancy, even when you feel fine.…
Read · Lire →Most maternal deaths come from heavy bleeding, high blood pressure, and infection. Many can be stopped if you …
Read · Lire →Vaccines protect your child from diseases that used to kill many children: measles, polio, tetanus, whooping c…
Read · Lire →High blood pressure often has no signs. You can feel fine and still be at risk of stroke or heart and kidney d…
Read · Lire →Diabetes means too much sugar in the blood. In Cameroon most people who have it do not know yet.…
Read · Lire →Many illnesses spread through dirty hands: diarrhoea, typhoid, cholera, and colds.…
Read · Lire →Dirty water carries cholera, typhoid and diarrhoea, dangerous, especially for children.…
Read · Lire →Typhoid comes from food or water dirtied by faeces. It causes long fever, headache, and belly pain.…
Read · Lire →Diarrhoea is dangerous for small children because they lose water fast and can dry out.…
Read · Lire →Breast milk is the perfect food for a baby. It protects against infection and helps the baby grow.…
Read · Lire →Back and neck pain often come from sitting badly for many hours.…
Read · Lire →Good food does not have to be costly. Local foods can give a strong, balanced diet.…
Read · Lire →Moving your body lowers blood pressure and sugar, lifts your mood, and keeps your weight healthy.…
Read · Lire →Stress, sadness and worry are real health problems. They are common, and help exists.…
Read · Lire →A few simple actions can save a life before you reach a hospital.…
Read · Lire →HIV still spreads, but it can be prevented, and people who test and treat early live long, healthy lives.…
Read · Lire →A cough that lasts more than two weeks can be tuberculosis (TB), especially with weight loss and night sweats.…
Read · Lire →The first month is the most fragile time. Simple care keeps a newborn safe.…
Read · Lire →Cholera causes sudden, heavy, watery diarrhoea and can dry out the body in hours. It spreads through dirty wat…
Read · Lire →For long illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and TB, the medicine only works if you take it righ…
Read · Lire →Typhoid comes from food and water that carry the germ. It is common where water is not clean.…
Read · Lire →Cholera causes sudden heavy watery stool and vomiting. It can dry the body out fast and become deadly within h…
Read · Lire →Dirty water carries many sicknesses: typhoid, cholera, diarrhoea, and worms.…
Read · Lire →Clean hands stop germs from reaching your mouth. It prevents diarrhoea, colds, typhoid, and more.…
Read · Lire →HIV is a virus that weakens the body's defence. Today, with medicine, people with HIV live long, healthy lives…
Read · Lire →A child grows in body and brain fastest in the first years. Good food now shapes their whole life.…
Read · Lire →A few simple actions can save a life while you get to a hospital.…
Read · Lire →Many causes of blindness can be prevented or treated if caught early.…
Read · Lire →Tooth pain and gum disease are common and can be prevented with simple habits.…
Read · Lire →Malaria is more dangerous in pregnancy. It harms the mother and can cause low birth weight or loss of the baby…
Read · Lire →Tobacco harms the lungs, heart, and blood. Stopping helps at any age, and the body starts healing within days.…
Read · Lire →Too much alcohol harms the liver, the brain, and relationships. Less is always safer.…
Read · Lire →Strong heat, common in the north, can make people sick fast, especially children, elders, and pregnant women.…
Read · Lire →Measles spreads very fast through the air. It can cause blindness, brain damage, and death in young children.…
Read · Lire →Vaccines are among the safest and most tested medicines we have. They have saved millions of children.…
Read · Lire →Polio can paralyse a child for life. There is no cure, but it is easy to prevent.…
Read · Lire →Sleep is not lazy time. Your body and mind repair themselves while you sleep.…
Read · Lire →Everyone feels stress. A little is normal, but too much for too long harms the body and mind.…
Read · Lire →Mental health is health. Struggling with your feelings is not weakness or shame.…
Read · Lire →A treated mosquito net is the cheapest, strongest way to stop malaria while you sleep.…
Read · Lire →Not every fever is malaria. Taking malaria medicine without a test can waste money and hide the real problem.…
Read · Lire →High blood pressure often has no signs, but it quietly damages the heart, brain, and kidneys.…
Read · Lire →Diabetes means too much sugar in the blood. With good habits, people with diabetes live long, full lives.…
Read · Lire →Fever is a sign the body is fighting something. Stay calm and watch your child closely.…
Read · Lire →Diarrhoea is dangerous for children because it dries out the body fast.…
Read · Lire →Good food does not have to be expensive. Local foods can give your body everything it needs.…
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