Low-Resource Healthcare Pearls

Chronic hypertension is a common illness in the general population. However, hypertension is frequently never be diagnosed because those who […]

As a student, my professors emphasized the importance of routinely ascultating a patient’s carotid arteries with my stethoscope for detection

  Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a tissue nematode transmitted to humans by the

  Polio first appears in recorded human history in 1580 BC. Before widespread use of polio vaccine, polio continued endemic

  One of the greatest challenges in public health is forgetfulness. We forget that just until the 1960s, measles was

  Not every person coming for consultation has a significant illness. Indeed, Angola has a striking number of worried well

  This 63-year young woman arrived at CEML Hospital 3 days ago with large, full-thickness pressure ulcers of her entire

  What special skills are required of healthcare professionals who serve the most vulnerable people? The answer depends upon that

  This seven-year old boy arrived today at CEML Hospital from a rural village. Two weeks ago, his illness began

  “My son was playing with a coin and now it’s stuck in his throat!” explained a distraught father in