WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2022 World kidney day was started by the joint committee of the International Society of  Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations, aimed at raising awareness on  the importance of kidneys and reducing the likelihood of developing kidney diseases looking at the  people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) worldwide. The world kidney is celebrated every  year on 10 March. The kidney is one of the vital organs in the human body, they're two in number responsible for maintaining body equilibrium. The kidney is reddish-brown in color, bean-shaped in nature located in the abdominal cavity behind the peritoneum one on either side of the lumbar region, the right one is slightly lower than the left one because of the space occupied by the liver. The kidney and other vital organs like the liver, heart, lungs, and brain work in synergy to maintain the body's normal physiologic functions. The effect on o

UKRAINE - In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the vulnerable are most impacted, several families are been displaced, people with chronic illness aren't receiving medical care, healthcare infrastructures are decapitating. Children are lacking medical care, pregnant women are delivering babies in an unsafe environment. Healthcare professionals are working in a dangerous environment. War is never a solution to all forms of conflict. Dialogue is the best way to resolve conflicts.

There are various routes by which an individual counteract disease either direct or indirect contact with an infectious agent; however, numerous people are battling with some health ailments in one way or the other but this article is strictly restricted to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), treatment and prevention. STIs affect both males and females and spread from one person to another through intimate sexual contact, multiple sex partners, and unprotected sex. Others may Include contact with body fluids of the person harboring the infection such as blood, sweat, and saliva e.g Hepatitis B; other contributory factors are the use of the public toilet, lack of hygiene, and use of harmful substances through the vagina or areas in proximity to it, among others. STIs includes: • Gonorrhea • Syphilis • Chlamydia • Human papilloma virus • Candidiasis • Hepatitis e.g A, B, C, D & E, but B and C are the most common while C is the most dangerous; yet not a vaccine for it • H