In respect and honor for a day internationally acknowledged, the United Nations held their annual Women and Girls in Science on February 11th. Advocate Okereke, Benjamin Edozie in collaboration with Medix Frontiers led a team of compassionate professionals in fields of Dentistry and Medicine to discuss the significance of this movement and to network with Urban Girls Secondary School located in Enugu. According to Okereke Benjamin, "The outreach was completed at the Urban Gi

Prevention is a message at the forefront for Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria. As many efforts now are tailored towards raising awareness to share the message. Chronic Kidney Disease is preventable, and the causes are treatable. Patients that are akin to managing their diabetes and hypertension can prevent kidney failure. One widely used modality to monitor kidney health is using an ultrasound to visualize the kidneys. According to the Cleveland Clinic Health System, a kidne

My father once told us.... gathered around him in our routine family meetings, that the truest measure of honor is how one protects and reveres a person in their absence. He was preparing for yet another journey to Nigeria, and even in a world where technology had advanced, his physical presence remained the irreplaceable catalyst for progress. Every meeting, every negotiation, every logistical detail carried a different weight when he stepped into the room. He looked into th

Rebekah groaned. “Must you pack the entire world Beth? We are traveling to Abuja for one week. One. This sabbatical is supposed to help us off load a full year of training and field work. We are meant to be letting go and releasing, not overpacking. Not. Overpacking. Beth.” Beth rolled her eyes, a mischievous grin already stretching across her face.“ Listen Bek, we survived a brutal year. This paid sabbatical ordered by Secretary Tham himself could not have come fast enough.”