Healthy gums are pink and do not bleed. Bleeding gums are common. It should not be neglected if it is chronic, as it can lead to or reveal periodontal disease, i.e. disease of the tissues surrounding and supporting the tooth. Repeated bleeding should
Le comité d’organisation du Marché du Bien-Etre et de la Santé au Togo (MaBEST acte 5) a convié les exposants et prestataires de santé à une rencontre le jeudi 30 mars 2023 au siège de Santé-Education. L'objectif est d’informer et d’échanger avec les
Nineteen (19) food handlers received their hygiene certificates on 24 March 2023, after a long process on good hygiene practices to be adopted in their catering area. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Country Director of Veterinarian....
A New Zealand study recommends that type 2 diabetic patients change their exercise routine to optimise blood sugar reduction. According to the journal « Diabetologia », walking just after eating in the evening is more effective in
Osteoarthritis is a disease characterised by wear and tear of the cartilage, the small whitish « tissue » that covers all joints. However, it is very fragile. It wears out easily and hardly heals at all. This is why osteoarthritis is a progressive di
In postmenopausal women, the risk of breast cancer is higher if they are obese, compared to a woman with a normal body mass index. Excess body fat increases the risk of hyperinsulinaemia, too much insulin in the blood,
A sedentary lifestyle is known to increase the risk of chronic diseases. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have shown that physical activity is good for the heart, brain, lungs and also the kidneys. But what physica
The effects of back pain on everyday life are felt. However, few patients really care about this persistent pain, mistakenly believing that it will disappear as it appeared.
The World Health Organisation, Togo office, in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (PNLT) organised on Friday 24 March 2023, a briefing for journalists on the tuberculosis (TB) situation in 2022 in Togo. The aim was to draw
The association Initiative pour la Santé Mentale au Togo (ISMET) held its statutory general assembly on 25 March in Lomé. The objective of this general assembly is to make corrections and modifications to the fundamental texts of the Association in o
WHO/Togo in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (PNLT) organised on Friday 24 March 2023, a briefing for journalists on the tuberculosis situation in Togo for the year 2022. According to the data, about 2500 to 3000 cases w
From 15 to 16 March 2023, Lomé hosted an international congress on epidemiology and public health under the theme "public health in the face of emerging and re-emerging diseases". This high-level meeting promoted exchanges between epidemiologists and