My Favourite Medical Diary

​ 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟹𝟷𝚂𝚃 𝙰𝚄𝙶𝚄𝚂𝚃 🅃🄷🄴🄼🄴: 𝗕𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲: 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 African Traditional Medicine Day has been observed over the years to raise awareness of the vital role that the wide variety of medicinal plants and herbs play in enhancing health. Traditional medicine has served as many countries' primary source of healthcare over the years since it is dependable, economical, and easily available. The pandemic has also raised awareness of the benefits of medicinal plants and herbs as it encouraged a greater study on the topic by numerous research groups in a quest to find a cure. However, more effort is still required to incorporate traditional medicine into contemporary healthcare systems. On this day, lawmakers, leaders and research institutions are urged to increase cooperation in the area of traditional medicine research and production to provide access to secure, well-researc

​ 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 (𝗜𝗢𝗔𝗗) 𝟹𝟷𝚂𝚃 𝙰𝚄𝙶𝚄𝚂𝚃 🅃🄷🄴🄼🄴: 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁 On this day, we honour victims of drug overdose who have lost their lives as well as those who have overcome their addictions with the support of loved ones, pay tribute to the departed's family and friends, and reaffirm our goal to put an end to overdose and its consequences. It is indeed time to take action, which includes educating people about the dangers of drug overdose, sharing valuable understanding about the variety of assistance programmes available to those struggling with drug addiction, and emphasising to those currently in recovery how much they are appreciated.  The time has come to show up and unite in opposition against overdose tragedies in the future.  You can wear a purple ribbon to show solidarity for Overdose Awareness Day. Photo credit: Times Now

​ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 ☎️ WHAT ASPECTS OF MY HEALTH SHOULD I FOCUS ON IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST? 🄼🄾🄽🅃🄷 MedicAlert Awareness Month Psoriasis Awareness Month  🅆🄴🄴🄺 World Breastfeeding Awareness Week (1st Aug - 7th Aug) Africa Traditional Medicine Week (26th Aug - 31st Aug) 🄳🄰🅈 1st: World Lung Cancer Day 31st: International Overdose Awareness Day 31st: Africa Traditional Medicine Day Can't find a popular health awareness day, week or month in August, kindly indicate it in the comment section. About The Health Awareness Call ☎️ There is no doubt that people often don't pay enough attention to their health, healthcare professionals inclusive.  Because of this, means to make health awareness easy birthed this campaign:  “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 ☎️“ Not only for today or tomorrow but for the rest of this month and several months to come, running its course throughout the year. Here is how you can support my campaign: •𝗩𝗶𝘀