I was shocked to learn that the International Afro beat musical sensation; Adekunle Gold was born with the blood defect called Sickle cell anemia.  Recently, he raised a spotlight on this blood health issue. Gold mentioned he was born with sickle cell disease and it was tough and often painful experience. He also expressed that it was frustrating living with the disease because no one around him understood, how to help ease the pain or solve the debilitating crisis that comes with it. Do you know, that bleeding or discharge in ladies with sickle cell is more severe and life threatening? It’s said that sickle cell disease cannot be corrected but…

Those with both parents suffering from high blood pressure, have 60-80% possibility that one or two of their children might inherit or have the tendency to develop high blood pressure.This is backed by the recent news on Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company. On the 17th May, World Hypertension Day was observed around the globe to raise awareness of hypertension among people. Apart from raising awareness, the day also educates people about the health issues caused due to hypertension such as kidney failure, stroke and heart attack. Pfizer recalls its blood pressure drug called Accupril (Quinapril HCL) over recent findings, that too much exposure to this drug may increase the cancer risk in people…

The concept of endometriosis of the uterus. Diseases of the female reproductive system. Health and disease are a beautiful art concept made of paper. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Presently,  there is no known or confirmed cure for this chronic pain illness, some doctor’s say it is an autoimmune condition. In simple English “Our immune system is always on turned up”. Most treatment for this condition aim to control the pain not to heal or prevent progression to stage 4 endometriosis. Currently, an #endowarrior, the best way to describe the pain, is like getting multiple cuts on the skin every second and you cannot stop it. Most African women  go undiagnosed…

MAY was mental health awareness month and we were elated because it helped shed light on mental health  issues that we often ignore, on some occasions we deny it’s effects or claim it’s a westernized idea for weak people. At Ariana Diaries, we encourage our readers and community members to recognise and own the fact that safeguarding our mental health is an important aspect of our personal  and career development. We must look for ways to nurture  and invest in caring for our mental health, just like we do our physical health. We might all agree that as parents, leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs;our daily lives are loaded with stress and most…

Menstrual hygiene management or menstrual health and hygiene refers to access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to dispose of used menstrual management materials. According to UNICEF, Access to safe and dignified menstruation is a fundamental need for women and girls. The body envisions a world where every girl can learn, play, and safeguard her health without experiencing stress, shame, or unnecessary barriers to information or supplies during menstruation. Also, based on research done by PLAN INTERNATIONAL, there are over 500 million girls who lack access to proper menstrual health hygiene. This is…