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Zuwaira Hashim
Zuwaira Hashim graduated with a first-class honours graduate in BMedSci in Health and Human Sciences at the University of Sheffield. What is more, she was awarded with the Kerry Ann Salt Memorial prize for her outstanding performance in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Her successes in academia are matched by efforts in the field of public health. This is evidenced by yet another award- Global Engagement Award- from the Sheffield Council for her contributions to the Public Health Intelligence team of Sheffield.
She is particularly interested in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and its policy implementation in Nigeria, having witnessed firsthand the perils faced by the health sector. She currently uses this passion and experience in the field of public health to educate the public via health articles and fact-checks.
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#HEALTHCHECK: Should Vaping Be The New Cool?
Get in here young adults! This fact-check right here is for you!! If you don’t smoke and never had a problem with smoking cigarettes in the first place, don’t start the habit, irrespective of which form it is delivered in. Moreover, vaping causes mouth or throat irritation, nausea and coughing and because it is still a new trend, we do not even know the long term effects it can have on our bodies. So don't do it!
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#HealthCheck – Is Malaria Elimination A Myth?
World Malaria Day falls on April 25th, every year; a day to draw public attention to one of the greatest public health challenges of countries, especially low- and middle-income countries [e.g. Nigeria]. To support this, Dubawa debunks the common myth that malaria cannot be eliminated.
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NO, A Killer Bug Is Not On The Loose In Nigeria
This is a false claim! Although we cannot ascertain the intent of the poster, we assume that this is misinformation (mistakenly sharing wrong information) and we say “put your slippers on! Not because of this bug but because it is hygienic!!”
