Clinic At Home

05/06/2019

Today is an interesting day as it marks the United Nations World Environmental Day (WED). This is a unique day that is celebrated every year on the 5th of June. This event dates way back to the year 1974 and has grown globally creating public awareness. It’s now celebrated in over a 100 countries.

It’s a wonderful day as it serves as an opportunity to remind everyone to do something specific to take care of this environment called earth that houses us all. The event is hosted by a particular country every year and this year, China gets the honours of hosting this prestigious event. Every year there is also a theme and this year’s theme is, ‘Beat Air Pollution’.

This seems to be very apt as it's getting clearer daily that more and more people are not even aware of the damage they are causing by their repeated actions which contribute to air pollution all around us. While passing through certain areas, you will be greeted by all manner of pungent and offensive odours. Now, to think about the fact that human beings really live in these areas, gets you wondering how such people can expect to live healthy.

As broad and complex as it sounds, we can all contribute in our own little ways to beating air pollution. Therefore, we would like to suggest some practical ways by which we can all become part of the solution to this menace. However, before going into that, just by way of definition, air pollution can be said to be the introduction into the air, or the presence in the air, of substances which have harmful or poisonous effects.

Some examples of air-polluting substances include smokes and gaseous wastes from our cars and engines, industries, household waste products and chemicals, burning of fire wood and charcoal, dust from building materials such as asbestos etc. The list is endless. Air pollution has also been linked to some respiratory conditions such as Asthma, some cardiovascular diseases, and even death according to research.

Some of the ways we can help to reduce air pollution include:
- Plant Tress.
- Disposing of our wastes at designated sites and not just anywhere (this also means not throwing waste out of our cars into the bush or the main road)
- Burning waste products in incinerators and not just in open air.
- Conserve energy at home, work and everywhere you go.
- Carpool (many people taking a trip with one car to reduce exhaust fumes generated from many cars), walking or riding a bike when possible.
- Ensure that you service your car on time and use the recommended oils and fuel to ensure that the engine functions optimally.
- Use environmentally safe or friendly materials such as paints, cleaning products etc when possible.

Please help us by contributing to this thread in the comment section other practical ways by which we can all help to beat air pollution especially here in Africa. Looking forward to your comments. Besides, we would love for you to share with us what you plan on doing today to make the environment better and beat air pollution.

04/06/2019

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- Niche-Plus Healthcare Nig. Ltd.

03/06/2019

HONOURING PARENTS ON THE GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS AND BEYOND (PART 3)
On the first day of June the entire world marked “The Global Day of Parents”. It is generally agreed that parents deserve to be honoured, and rightly so. Quite a number of reasons why parents should be honoured have been put forward in our previous posts (you may wish to check them out). We stressed that honouring parents isn’t merely about pouring encomiums on them or eulogizing them but that it demands taking positive actions towards addressing their felt and actual needs. We then enumerated myriads of specific challenges being faced by parents especially in their old age. Furthermore, it was emphasized that addressing the needs of aging parents is not only important but urgent. Practical and sustainable steps must be taken with immediate effect to ensure the total wellbeing of our parents, the senior citizens in particular. Let’s not just pay lip service to this matter.

We’ve also been made to realize that honouring parents is both a collective and individual task. Everyone has a role to play. Governments at all levels, corporate bodies, families and individual children must take responsibility for the welfare of elderly parents for the betterment of our societies. This must be done recognizing that it is not only a worthy endeavor but a rewarding one. While the quality and quantity of life of senior citizens would be boosted as primary beneficiaries, the society at large would benefit immensely from their wealth of wisdom, experience and good will. In addition, younger parents would be motivated, regardless of their present circumstances, as they can look forward to better days ahead. The Holy Book says “Honour your father and your mother….that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth” (Ephesians 6:2-3). Every resource put into honouring parents is indeed an investment with humongous and unimaginable returns for the responsible individuals, families, corporations, and governments.

As a responsible corporate entity, Niche-Plus Healthcare Ltd. is committed to facilitating the health and welfare of senior citizens. We have specially packaged services geared towards meeting specific needs of elderly parents and their loved ones- both medical and non-medical. These include “Clinic@Home” and “CarersNCompanions”.

Our service package tagged “Clinic@Home” is a healthcare service which provides medical consultation, diagnosis, prescription, medication delivery, and treatment to the elderly and others in their homes. It gives easy and convenient access to patient/client-centred primary healthcare in the comfort of your private residence. Our clients consider it a unique “One-Stop-Shop” home healthcare arrangement. These services are delivered by a team of certified, skilled and competent health professionals who attend to clients/patients in an empathic and dignifying manner.

The service christened “CarersNCompanions” is specially designed to meet the non-medical needs of the elderly either in their homes or on admission in a healthcare facility. Our staffers are well trained and highly motivated to meet the companionship and logistic needs of senior citizens both in their private residences and in the hospital setting.

As we at Niche-Plus Healthcare Ltd. “walk the talk” of honouring parents, we consider these services our modest contribution. Everyone is a stakeholder. We must all recognize that effective collaboration is a major key to honouring parents. You, your family, organization or government should consider partnering with us to make life better and healthier for the elderly. You may wish to contacts us through this page or any of the following means convenient for you:
*email - [email protected]
*whatsapp/call - +234 903 527 0060, +234 802 399 2278
We look forward to hearing from you today.

02/06/2019

HONOURING PARENTS ON THE GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS AND BEYOND (PART 2)
As previously stated, parents should be accorded their well deserved honour at all times especially as they age. We should bear in mind the fact that childbearing and child-rearing is often a great ordeal in many societies particularly in low income countries.

The average aging parent is one who has invested tremendous resources over many years in raising new generations. Such must have taken time to give his/her children, and at times grandchildren, the best he/she can afford during his/her active years.

The onus is therefore on every socially responsible child, corporate organization, and government to see to the welfare of elderly parents in practical and sustainable ways. After all, one good turn, they say, deserves another. However, the unfortunate reality is that the needs of this class of parents are still being neglected in many societies.

As senior citizens, parents are confronted by numerous challenges – physical, social, psychological, and economic – all of which ought to be adequately addressed.
Specifically the challenges they face include loneliness, depression, poverty (too little or no income), poor nutrition, mobility issues due to joint stiffness and pain, poor vision, loss of memory, urinary problems, sleep abnormalities, chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer etc. Most of these issues are inter-related and inter-dependent as one may result into and potentiate another. For instance having too little or no income could lead to poor nutrition which in turn could lead to worsening of chronic illness like diabetes resulting in increased medical bills. Similarly, loneliness may lead to depression manifesting in sleep disturbance, overtime this begins to take its toll on the individual’s blood pressure which may eventually lead to stroke, limiting mobility.

As the adage goes “a stitch in time saves nine”. The earlier we start addressing these issues the better for our elderly parents and for the society at large. Indeed, the task of caring for aged parents is both important and urgent. Many complications can be prevented by prompt and appropriate action at all levels.

While the welfare of senior citizens must be seen as a collective responsibility, each grown up child owes it a duty to his/her parents to ensure their all-round well-being. Every child ought to be motivated by the fact that honour begats honour, those who honour their parents by caring for them at old age can reasonably expect similar treatment from their own children when they also grow old. Whatever goes round comes round.

Among other ways of addressing the aforementioned challenges is the provision of home medical and welfare services to the elderly.

As a corporate entity, Niche-Plus Healthcare Ltd is committed to adding value to elderly parents in innovative ways. Our services are specially packaged to improve the quality of life of senior citizens. We are open to partnership with individuals and governments in seeing to the health and welfare of this special class of parents. Pragmatic collaborations are critical to effectively addressing the needs of elder parents. Let’s work together to honour parents in their old age by providing qualitative care for them in their comfort zone. Contact us today.

01/06/2019

HONOURING PARENTS ON THE GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS AND BEYOND (PART 1)
The first day of June every year has been declared “The Global Day of Parents” by the United Nations General Assembly in honour of parents all over the world. Today our attention is being drawn to the plight of parents and the need to encourage and support them. It is therefore important that we all take time to focus on this all important subject for necessary action at all levels.
To say that parents deserve to be honoured would be an understatement. Indeed, the critical roles they play in the lives of their children can’t be overemphasized. Every individual owes a major part of his/her personality development and socialization to parents – biological, adopted, or foster. While some parents may be negligent, irresponsible, abusive or wicked, the vast majority of parents would go to any length to ensure the present and future wellbeing of their children. Right from conception, parents shoulder the responsibilities of nurturing and protecting the unborn child. As the child grows, first within then outside the womb, so also does the demands on his/her parents. In many parts of the world, especially the developing countries, child-bearing and child-rearing could be a daunting task due to the unfavourable economic climate. Even in such places the average parent is known to remain caring, the harsh conditions notwithstanding.
It is therefore imperative that we all acknowledge and give credit to parents today and always. Beyond eulogies, individuals, corporate entities, and governments would do well to support and encourage responsible parenting. Parents should be accorded their well deserved honour at all times especially as they age. Particular attention needs to be paid to parents who are senior citizens. This class of parents face peculiar challenges - medical, social, psychological, and economic. Our next post shall be focused on aging parents.
Shouldn’t you say and do something special to honour your parents today?
HAPPY GLOBAL PARENTS DAY!

31/05/2019

Today has been themed by the World Health Organization as the World No To***co Day (WNTD).
To***co as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary is a type of plant, or the dried leaves of this plant which are prepared and smoked in ci******es, pipes, or ci**rs, or sometimes chewed; It can also be defined as a preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking, sucking, snuffing or chewing.

Research from Pubmed ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11067570 ) shows that “the disease consequence of smoking occurs disproportionately among the elderly because of the long duration of cumulative injury or change that underlies the bulk of tobacco-caused disease.”
Some of the disease conditions associated with smoking include…
- Lung Cancer
- Chronic Respiratory Disease
- Tuberculosis
- Heart Diseases
- Diabetes
- Liver Cancer
- Erectile Dysfunction etc.

As we celebrate today, let us become more aware of the negative effects of smoking directly and indirectly (which comes from being around people who smoke and inhaling the fumes being generated) and do our best to initially reduce and ultimately stop this act if we are into it or avoid environments that can put us at risk.

Being elderly is a blessing because it gives you the capacity to bless the rest of the world with your wealth of knowledge and experience and help the younger ones become better versions of themselves through mentorship and leadership and we all should do everything to protect our health so that we can enjoy this wonderful time of our lives.

Have a super celebration of today’s World No To***co Day!!!

Kind Regards,
Niche-Plus Healthcare Nig. Ltd.
(We go the extra mile to help you age gracefully in great health.)

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