IN COLLABORATION WITH IMOSACA
Organizes
Free HIV / AIDS test & counseling for Eziudo Community
in Ezinihitte, Mbaise L.G.A
Coordinated by the Founder / Chairmam of DMPFI ---------- Amb. Lady Princess Chioma Ononiwu
Note: (To have this kind of Programme in your community, click to Contact Us.)
Affiliated with:
World Health Organization (W.H.O)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA)
State Action Committee on Aids (SACA)
Civil Society on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CISHAN)
AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN)
Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) --- Nigeria
Jason Foundation, U.C.H, Ibadan
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Abuja
Society for family Health,Nigeria ( SFH ).......... Nigeria
Around The Home Care Centre ( ATHCC ).... MN. USA. ...By Dr. Evans Ejimadu
Center for the right to health ( CRH ) .......... Nigeria
Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI)
Health is Wealth
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living organism. In humans, it is the
general condition of a person's mind and body, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain
(as in "good health" or "healthy"). The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as "a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Although this definition has been subject to controversy, in particular as lacking operational value and
because of the problem created by use of the word "complete," it remains the most enduring. Other
definitions have been proposed, among which a recent definition that correlates health and personal
satisfaction. Classification systems such as the WHO Family of International Classifications, including
the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification
of Diseases (ICD), are commonly used to define and measure the components of health.
DMPFI has carried out a lot of Health Programmes. During the maternal Newborn Child Health week
implementations in Delta State, DMPFI promoted Personal hygiene and emergency disaster management
preparedness, emphasizing on hand washing as a key to reducing infections. Our organization provided
hand sanitizer from Forever Living Product Aloe Vera Company to 700 families during the programme.
We have good working relationship with all our affiliated members mentioned above. Our outreach, health seminar / talk
have helped a lot of people especially those in the rural communities. When I was in the United States of America, I was told that
consuming too much of Red-Oil is very harmful to our health. They cook with Vegetable oil instead of Red-oil and what we call
‘groundnut oil’ here in Nigeria. Throughout my stay over there, I was using fat-free, non-cholesterol milk. Our broad networking
skills have created enabling environment to sustain these working relationships which have undoubtedly facilitated the planning
and implementation of our programmes. Many of our Programmes have attracted some of the best International volunteers &
organizations and philanthropists. Nevertheless, we need community volunteers for referrals on facility based delivery and to improve
facility based care.
MALARIA
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans
(a type of unicellular microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. Commonly, the disease is transmitted by a bite from
an infected female Anopheles mosquito, which introduces the organisms from its saliva into a person's circulatory
system. In the blood, the parasites travel to the liver to mature and reproduce. Malaria causes symptoms that typically
include fever and headache, which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. DMPFI is implementing behaviour
change communication and social mobilization activities to increase informed demand for ACT (Artemisinin based Combination Therapy)
to prevent malaria in pregnancy and long lasting insecticide-treated Nets (LLINs). These interventions are implemented
through advocacy, education, communication activities targeted at communities and households for the use of appropriate
anti-malaria medicines.
DMPFI has a robust portfolio of studies, some of which contribute to health information on an international scale. Some of
the studies include:
- National HIV & AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey
- REMEDI - Rapid Examination of Malaria and Evaluation of Diagnostic Information survey
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA1. Fever - hot body
2. Headache and stomach pain
3. Vomiting
4. Bitter taste in the mouth / lack of appetite5. Body pains and weakness
PRECAUTIONS
1. Patients should do Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) to know the level either one plus or two2. Administer appropriate antimalarial drug3. Encourage clients to use long last insecticide nets (LLINs)4. Long lasting nets can be washed up to 20 times depending on the type
HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease
of the human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The term HIV/AIDS
represents the entire range of disease caused by the HIV virus from early infection to late stage symptoms.
During the initial infection, a person may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. This is typically
followed by a prolonged period without symptoms. As the illness progresses, it interferes more and more with
the immune system, making the person much more likely to get infections, including opportunistic infections and
tumors that do not usually affect people who have working immune systems.
HIV is transmitted primarily via unprotected sexual intercourse (including anal and oral sex), contaminated
blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding.
Some bodily fluids, such as saliva and tears, do not transmit HIV. Prevention of HIV infection, primarily through
safe sex and needle-exchange programs, is a key strategy to control the spread of the disease. There is no cure
or vaccine; however, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and may lead to a near-normal
life expectancy. While antiretroviral treatment reduces the risk of death and complications from the disease, these
medications are expensive and have side effects. Without treatment, the average survival time after infection with
HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, depending on the HIV subtype.
Since its discovery, AIDS has caused an estimated 36 milliondeaths worldwide (as of 2012). As of 2012,
approximately35.3 million people are living with HIV globally. HIV/AIDS is considered a pandemic —a disease
outbreak which is present over a large area and is actively spreading. HIV/AIDS has had a great impact on society,
both as an illness and as a source of discrimination. There are many misconceptions about HIV/AIDS such as the
belief that it can be transmitted by casual non-sexual contact.
People living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) often face stigma and discrimination. Stigma is a powerful tool for social control and PLHA are to varying degrees stigmatized against. Consequences of stigma and discrimination against PLHA may result in low turn-out for HIV counselling and testing, identity crises, isolation, loneliness, low self-esteem and lack on interest in containing the disease. To achieve the millennium development goal on HIV reduction, efforts should be targeted at measuring impact of
HIV preventive interventions.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HIV/AIDS
1. Do not share needles, razors or other sharp objects.
2. Total abstinence from sex.
3. Blood must be tested before infusion.
4. A mother who has HIV should avoid breast feeding.
5. Maintain one sex partner.
6. Adopt NO CONDOM, NO SEX policy.
