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Emmizofficial:
Hello nairalanders I'm sorry if I deviated from the above topic discussed but I need a quick one for someone that is planning to undergo an eye cataract surgery. Please I want to know which is best advisable. The laser surgery or the manual surgery? I will appreciate advices.

Go to the hospital, please not Nairaland

NSK4U:
Please how does this post help? Are you out to test and treat people having hepatitis because as you rightly said, many factors such as cost of treatment, etc contribute to the spread and severe consequences to the infected persons?

Yes to your question.

Namecantbeblank:
I'm suffering with hepatitis B, from the tests that I did in the lab it's said to be chronic but so far so good, I'm doing fine.

I don't know if there's any other drug(s) that I can take that will completely get rid of it.. so far, I'm just on livolin and tenofovir.

I've been seeing this on Facebook, I don't know how effective it's.

THE QUESTIONED PRODUCT: Liv T-550 (Herbal Supplement)

Label Claim: “Liver wellness, hepatitis B solution”

My Analysis :

This product is not approved by NAFDAC, FDA, or WHO as a curative or primary treatment for hepatitis B.

It is a herbal supplement, likely containing liver-protective herbs (e.g., milk thistle, dandelion, turmeric), which may support liver health but do not eradicate the virus.

The claim "hepatitis B solution" is medically misleading unless backed by peer-reviewed clinical trials, which this product lacks.

Liv T-550 cannot literally cure hepatitis B, and there's no current peer reviewed herbal product that can. It may be used in addition to, but never instead of, antiviral therapy.

So you can use it together with your current medication.

oluwaseyi0:
You should have itemized how it can be contracted and what to avoid

Sorry for that. I have done that last 2 years so my aim for this year was just to increase awareness.

Ciscogod:
I’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis B since 20years ago. Hospital said the viral load is low and I should leave it . Reason I stay off hard drinks . I do take liver functioning test every 6months

Once you take your medications well your viral load will be very low and even reach a point of undetectable.

Just take care of your liver well.

ShadowSpinner:
Such a powerful and moving message! It's so important to raise awareness about hepatitis, break down the stigma, and ensure that everyone has access to the tools and care they need. Together, we can make a difference and create a healthier world. Let's keep pushing for change!

Exactly. Hepatitis needs more awareness and unlike HIV AID there is hope.

lexy2014:
would it not have been better if you had itemised causes, symptoms, treatment and lifestyles that may induce Hepatitis?

I have done that last year. So this year i intend to just make it be a general awareness.

🩺 As a pharmacist with years of experience at the frontline of care, I’ve seen it all—but hepatitis still breaks my heart.

I’ve dispensed hope in tiny bottles, counselled patients in tears, and watched far too many lives slip through the cracks—not because we don’t have the tools, but because too many people never get the chance to use them.

Its July 28 — World Hepatitis Day 2025

🎯 Theme: "Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down"


🔬 The Truth We Must Face

Despite 304 million people living with chronic hepatitis B and C…

Despite losing 1.3 million people in a single year…

Despite having a vaccine that works, tests that are fast, and treatments that are effective and affordable…

People are still dying.

Why?

Because hepatitis doesn’t just infect the liver—it’s entangled in poverty, silence, stigma, ignorance, and systemic neglect.


💡 So, this year, let’s truly break it down:

Break down the stigma that stops people from seeking help.

Break down the silence around testing and early detection.

Break down the complex systems that make diagnosis and treatment a luxury, not a right.

Break down myths—because hepatitis isn’t a death sentence; it’s a battle we can win with the right tools and timely care.

🗣️ As healthcare professionals, and as a global community, we must demand:

✅ That every baby gets vaccinated at birth—no excuses.
✅ That testing becomes as routine as checking blood pressure.
✅ That no patient is turned away from treatment because of cost or shame.
✅ That community voices rise, not in whispers, but with boldness to advocate for change.

🤝 My Call to You

If you’re reading this, you’re part of the solution. Whether you’re a caregiver, policymaker, student, activist, or just someone who cares—your voice matters.

Let’s stand together and say:

🧬 No more missed diagnoses. No more avoidable deaths. No more shame. Let’s break hepatitis down. Let’s beat it.

Because a hepatitis-free world isn’t a fantasy. It’s possible. It’s within reach.
But only if we act—together, and now.


🖋️ From the heart of a pharmacist who has seen too much and hopes for even more,
Let’s break the chains. Let’s save lives.

#WorldHepatitisDay2025 #LetsBreakItDown #PharmacistsForPrevention #TestTreatCure #EndStigma

🗓️Date: JUNE 26
🎯 Theme: "Breaking the Chains: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery for All!"
📢 Tagline: "Break the Cycle. #StopOrganizedCrime"

Every June 26, the world unites to confront one of its most pressing public health and security challenges—drug abuse and illicit trafficking. But this year, the message is louder, bolder, and more urgent:

It's time to break the chains—of addiction, stigma, criminal exploitation, and social neglect.

Why This Day Matters More Than Ever

From the slums of Lagos to the streets of New Delhi, from local ghettos to high-rise suburbs, no society is immune. Drug abuse and trafficking continue to ruin lives, fuel organized crime, and deepen poverty.

Did you know?

Globally, over 296 million people used drugs in the last year.

Millions live in silence with substance use disorders, without access to help.

Drug trade finances violent networks and undermines law and governance.

In Nigeria and across many African nations, the challenge is compounded by unemployment, weak healthcare systems, peer pressure, and the lack of mental health awareness.


What Are We Fighting For?

✅ Prevention: Teaching the next generation that substance abuse isn’t a rite of passage—it’s a trap.
✅ Treatment: Making healthcare and rehab centers accessible, affordable, and stigma-free.
✅ Recovery: Helping former users reintegrate, find purpose, and live free from judgment.
✅ Justice: Shifting focus from criminalizing users to dismantling drug cartels and traffickers.

The United Nations theme reminds us that these pillars must work together to save lives and rebuild communities.

The Way Forward:

📌 Invest in youth empowerment—job creation, skill building, mentorship
📌 Promote mental health literacy—early intervention saves lives
📌 Fund community rehab and safe spaces—don’t just build prisons
📌 Work with law enforcement—target supply chains, not victims
📌 Break the stigma—addiction is a health condition, not a crime

If we truly want a drug-free world, we must build a world worth living in. That starts with empathy, education, and equitable healthcare.

Let’s Discuss:

What’s the real drug situation in your community—what’s hidden, what’s ignored?

How are schools, parents, and religious leaders addressing substance use?

Are there rehabilitation centers available near you—or only police cells?What role can social media, influencers, or youth movements play in this fight?

Drop your insights, share stories, and let’s make this more than just another awareness day.

On this World Drug Day 2025, let’s not just talk—let’s act.
Together, we can break the cycle.

Well i am not surprised at this. Nothing musa no go see for gate.

I can't see anything there. May be i am getting old ooo

saysoo:
And you will still die with chronic disease before the man hat never went for checkup. Taaar.

Illiteracy is really eating deep in Nigeria. Wow

HealthExpertCLI:
Sickle cell is one of those conditions we don’t talk about enough, even though it affects so many people around us. The pain, the hospital visits, the emotional toll—it’s a lot, both for the person living with it and their family.

Awareness is great, but I honestly think we also need more people who understand how to care for individuals with sickle cell—not just medically, but emotionally too. Proper caregiving, pain management, and even mental health support play a big role.

That’s why I’m glad I’ve been exposed to programs that actually train people in these areas. (CLI College Nigeria https://clicollege.com/ has one that focuses on caregiving and mental health—it really opens your eyes.)

We need more empathy, more knowledge, and more people who are ready to show up the right way.

As a health care professional, i have had a lot of sickle cell patients under my care and i really feel pity for them.

The unique thing about sickle cell is that its preventable. Lets always ensure we marry someone with the right genotype.

Emeka71:
So, who then are the people celebrating this day?

Its an awareness day mot a celebration. Just go spread awareness and educate people on the risk.

Sonofwar:
Nice one. This is quite informative. This is preventable

Yes sir. Thanks for finding it impactful unlike some that are trying to argue away the fact.

mosicola:
we dey para for the one dey talk, u carry another one enter.

Yes. Alot of you are ignorant of your health. You don't take anything serious.

jubrilELsudan:
ABEGI.....HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU KNOW WEY DON KPAI FROM IT?

IF NA SO E DEY KPAI PERSON THEN 85% OF NIGERIANS FOR DON KPAI ASPER SEY SINCE BACK IN THE DAY WEY 9JA STILL DEY MANAGEABLE NA ROADSIDE FRIED FOOD PEOPLE DEY SURVIVE ON FROM FRIED AKARA TO BOLI TO YAM TO FISH TO MEAT TO KPUF KPUF TO CHIN CHIN TO KULI KULI TO SCOTCH EGG TO BUNS

Nigeria is one of the worst country for preventive medicine. They never listen until we have pandemics, outbreaks etc thats when they ever learn.

saysoo:
Una go just dey write rubbish. Come North come chop awara or fried fish with black oil over two weeks daily frying, nothing happens. All those rich guys using canola oil and expensive oil at home dies of high inflammatory diseases and cardiac heart problems.
Solution is your body is a high metabolic machine that builds billion cells daily and kills a billion cells daily. If your body build more than it kills, you have healthy body. If it however kills more than it builds disease appears.
Eat more organic food and drink more water people.

See this one that nothing happens. Someone that doesn't even go for checkup. If you read well what i said, it's something that accumulates gradually.

Theme: Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy

Date: June 19, 2025

“Until the pain of sickle cell is felt in the halls of policymaking, the cries of the sufferers will remain in the silence of hospital corridors.”

🇳🇬 Why This Day Matters Deeply in Nigeria

Today, June 19, marks World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2025, a day globally recognized but painfully personal for millions of Nigerians.

As the country with the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world, Nigeria faces a public health crisis that is both genetic and systemic. An estimated 150,000 Nigerian children are born with SCD every year—yet many die before their fifth birthday due to lack of awareness, poor diagnosis, delayed care, and social stigma.

🧬 What Is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)?

SCD is an inherited blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become rigid and shaped like sickles, obstructing blood flow and causing severe pain, organ damage, infections, and strokes. While it is not contagious, it is passed genetically—when both parents carry the sickle gene (AS), there's a 25% chance of having a child with SCD (SS).

🧠 The Nigerian Reality: Beyond the Biology

While medical textbooks define SCD in terms of cells and genes, in Nigeria, it’s defined by stigma, silence, and suffering:

Parents often hide their children's condition due to fear of discrimination.

Schools lack support systems for students in constant pain or with frequent absences.

Many marriages still happen without genotype testing, increasing future risk.

Healthcare access is uneven—with rural communities especially underserved.

Patients endure the agony of 'crises' without morphine or expert care due to shortages and poor infrastructure.

📢 2025 Theme: Global Action, Local Impact

This year’s theme reminds us that global conversations must spark local change. In Nigeria, this means:

✅ Making genotype testing compulsory before marriage licenses or university admissions.
✅ Training more health professionals in pain management and crisis care.
✅ Providing free or subsidized hydroxyurea—a life-saving medication still unaffordable to many.
✅ Empowering warrior voices (people living with SCD) to tell their stories, advocate for policy, and break the stigma.

🧒🏽 Children Are Dying Silently. Why?

Despite progress in research and treatment, many Nigerian children with SCD still die young. Why?
Because too many are diagnosed late, treated at home with herbal remedies, or mourned in silence due to lack of access to basic care.

We must move beyond awareness to prevention, protection, and empowerment. Every child deserves to be more than a statistic.

👨‍👩‍👧 What Can You Do?

1. Know your genotype. It's a small test with a life-changing impact.

2. Speak up. Challenge harmful myths and discrimination.

3. Support warriors. Emotionally, financially, socially—every gesture counts.

4. Advocate. Join voices pushing for stronger policies, subsidies, and awareness.

🕊️ In Honour of Our Warriors

To every Nigerian living with sickle cell—your strength is unmatched.
To every parent, sibling, caregiver—you are not alone.
To every child lost too soon—we carry your memory into action.

Let this day be more than a reminder. Let it be a movement. 💪🏾❤️

💬 Join the Conversation

Use hashtags:
#SickleCellAwareness #NigeriaCares #WarriorVoices #June19 #SCD2025 #KnowYourGenotype

Hollyharjii:
This wan wey nairaland dey tell me say make I take time write atleast 40 characters, you wan make I make mistakes in my grammar abi, cause I don dey use to short short words.

Ishorite

Back to the topic...

Yes i noticed that too. They want to reduce people typing "b", "ok" to save space.

Dogalmighty17:
Which one come be dis now? I no understand. You say make I no reuse fried oil? You dey ment? Wetin concern pharmacist with fried food?
Una go just go school go dey read wetin no concern Una. Dem send you to go read about drugs, your alonga carry you go where dem dey fry food. Abeg shift.

illiteracy is not good ooo.

You don't know what is public health.

blacksam01:
Fried food is not the problem, resused oil is the problem... Dnt use oil to fry more than twice

As simple as that.

The message is clear. Those that have eyes let them see.

MMempire:
Something must kill a man. One man's food is another man's poison.

While Some food are poison to all, no two ways about it.

Difrent:
You don't tell a poor man not to eat fries, that's the only way he can get carbohydrates, proteins , Fats and oils.

Don't worry there's enough roots and agbo Jedi to remove those toxins from the body

And the kidney will suffer.

Hence why people keep having kidney issues now adays.

Karosky555:
And those women frying Akara always involve in such act.

Let's help spread awareness.

Most of us are ignorant of this.

Commentor:
Every activity of man has the potential of kpaing him.

Moderation is what matters.

Yea. You have a point here.

Very important.

Godfullsam:
If you guys know how expensive cooking oil is.

Hmmm...

So we should throw the oil away after using it to fry once.
25 litres of vegetable oil is about 68k the last time I checked and the minimum wage is 70k .

Our parents have been reusing cooking oil to fry akara and meat over and over without any effects.

How did u know that it is without any effects. Which data did u use, stop making baseless assumptions.

The reality is that:
Some of them died of various ailment without a known cause.


You will see some taking their bath and drop dead. They sleep and don't wake up. As of then no proper diagnosis and modern machines like now.

jubrilELsudan:
LIKE SEY YOU DONE HEAR OF ANYBODY WEY DON DIE FROM CHOPING FRIED FOOD SINCE 19 KOKORO

Dey play.

If not for intense research in the 20th century, no one will have believed someone can develop cancer and eventually die from cigarette smoking. Its something that will kill you slowly but surely.

ajalawole:
We eat we die....
If we don't eat we still die....
All living are born to die.
May we not die before our time...

Yes.

Man is not immortal but doesn't mean we should die early. No one is happy when humans die at 20.

ChilliPepper:
All this one na grammar, I go still dey chop fried foods

From fresh oil not overused oil. Overused oil has been implicated in adverse effects on the long run.

Pootle:
na to turn goat dey chop leaves alone na

Reused oil continuously results in formation of aldehydes and polycycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons implicated in toxicity and cancer.