HEALTH EDUCATION PROMOTION.
HARMATTAN RELATED DISEASES AND HOW TO STAY HEALTHY DURING THE PERIOD.
Harmattan is a dry and dusty weather which is observed between the end of November and the middle of March. It is usually characterized by a cold, dry, dusty wind in the evenings until the early hours of the mornings. When the harmattan blows hard, the heavy amount of dust in the air can severely limit visibility and even block out the sun, during harmattan there is little amount of water in the atmosphere (low humidity) this increases the spread of infections or diseases.
The harmatan has various effects on our health and can trigger a lot of diseases. The most common health problems during this season include Common Cold, Asthma, Sickle Cell Crisis, Eye problem (appolo) and cattach, bronchitis, pnemoneu, dry Skin, Tonsillitis, Nose Bleeding, Bronchitis, Pneumonia Burns, Road Traffic Accident and many other health problems.
It is good for people to prevent themselves from those infections in the spirit of staying healthy.
If you want to stay healthy during harmattan, observe the following steps so that you can cope with the season.
✓ Wear thick cloths to make you warm.
✓ Drink plenty water to prevent dehydration, at least 1.5 - 2 liters it prevents cold infections.
✓ Wash your eyes regularly to avoid red eyes and wear protective spectacles.
✓ Cover your nose and mouth with a mask.
Exercise regularly.
✓ Apply oily creams to keep our skin healthy.
✓ Apply lip balms and oily cream to the soles of the feet, it will help to prevent them from cracking.
✓ Reduce exposure to the dust.
✓ If you are Asthmatic, reduce exposure to dirty and dusty atmosphere and always keep the inhaler handy.
✓ Wash fruits and vegetables properly before eating.
✓ Don’t drink soda, coke and other carbonated soft drinks, they may dehydrate your skin.
✓ Drink hot tea, because it keeps you warm and free of flu.
✓ Bath with warm water, in the mornings, evenings because it will keep your body warm and free from cold and other flu symptoms.
✓ Switch off all electrical appliances after use.
✓ Quench naked fire after use.
مصطفى عبدالمؤمن-
Mustapha Abdulmumin
HARMATTAN RELATED DISEASES AND HOW TO STAY HEALTHY DURING THE PERIOD.
Harmattan is a dry and dusty weather which is observed between the end of November and the middle of March. It is usually characterized by a cold, dry, dusty wind in the evenings until the early hours of the mornings. When the harmattan blows hard, the heavy amount of dust in the air can severely limit visibility and even block out the sun, during harmattan there is little amount of water in the atmosphere (low humidity) this increases the spread of infections or diseases.
The harmatan has various effects on our health and can trigger a lot of diseases. The most common health problems during this season include Common Cold, Asthma, Sickle Cell Crisis, Eye problem (appolo) and cattach, bronchitis, pnemoneu, dry Skin, Tonsillitis, Nose Bleeding, Bronchitis, Pneumonia Burns, Road Traffic Accident and many other health problems.
It is good for people to prevent themselves from those infections in the spirit of staying healthy.
If you want to stay healthy during harmattan, observe the following steps so that you can cope with the season.
✓ Wear thick cloths to make you warm.
✓ Drink plenty water to prevent dehydration, at least 1.5 - 2 liters it prevents cold infections.
✓ Wash your eyes regularly to avoid red eyes and wear protective spectacles.
✓ Cover your nose and mouth with a mask.
Exercise regularly.
✓ Apply oily creams to keep our skin healthy.
✓ Apply lip balms and oily cream to the soles of the feet, it will help to prevent them from cracking.
✓ Reduce exposure to the dust.
✓ If you are Asthmatic, reduce exposure to dirty and dusty atmosphere and always keep the inhaler handy.
✓ Wash fruits and vegetables properly before eating.
✓ Don’t drink soda, coke and other carbonated soft drinks, they may dehydrate your skin.
✓ Drink hot tea, because it keeps you warm and free of flu.
✓ Bath with warm water, in the mornings, evenings because it will keep your body warm and free from cold and other flu symptoms.
✓ Switch off all electrical appliances after use.
✓ Quench naked fire after use.
مصطفى عبدالمؤمن-
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