On 05 and 06 December 2023, Lomé was the venue for the regional workshop marking the end of the AmplifyPF and West AfricaBreakthrough Action (WABA) projects. The meeting brought together around a hundred participants from the four countries to review
The neck is made up of 85 muscles, the best known of which are the trapezius. They support the head and join the chest. Because they are in high demand, they are all the more at risk of contracture. While a wrong movement is most often responsible fo
Seven months after its inauguration, the Dogta-Lafiè Hospital (HDL) is getting closer to patients by opening an annex at the Résidence Renaissance (Lomé). The annex was inaugurated on Friday 01 December 2023 in the presence of Jean-Marie Koffi Ewono
Although the term diabetes is generally used to designate the disease associated with a tendency to have high blood sugar levels (glycaemia), it is important to know that there are two substantially different types of diabetes in terms of the mechani
Living with diabetes, a disease that is treated but not cured, is not easy every day. The diagnosis and sometimes difficult management of the disease are all risk factors for developing depression. Dr Abdou Razak Moukaila, Internist and Diabetologist
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have found that prolactin, a hormone produced during breastfeeding to stimulate milk production, increases the number of beta cells in the pancreas. These cells help to regulate bl
The key to any hope of curing diabetes is to improve your physical condition, eat more healthily, avoid stress, stop smoking and drinking alcohol, and lose weight (the first two points help). « To reverse diabetes, a very low-calorie diet (just 700 k
Dans le cadre de rendre visible la nouvelle antenne de l’Institut National d’Hygiène (INH) Kara, il a été lancé officiellement une tournée de sensibilisation et de communication. Cette annonce a été faite lors d'une conférence de presse, ce 28....
Hippocrates said: « Let your food be your only medicine ». Hippocrates was the greatest physician of Antiquity and the father of medicine. This quote reveals a divine, social and health truth. A food is defined as a consumable substance, a commodity,
On 05 and 06 December 2023, the Hôtel du 2 Février in Lomé will host the regional closing workshop for the AmplifyPF and West Africa Breakthrough Action (WABA) projects. Both projects were funded by USAID, the Regional Office of Health for West Afric
Every 01 December, the world celebrates World AIDS Day (WAD). This year, 2023, the theme of the celebrations is: « Entrusting leadership to communities ». Togo is commemorating the day under the banner of this global theme, which sends out a strong m
Sex can sometimes become routine and sexual desire can fade. But how can you keep the spark alive in your relationship over the long term? Researchers from the University of Kentucky's Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Kristen P. Mark