The following hashtags are trending across South African Mastodon instances:

#navrongohealth
#prisonhealthscreening
#hypertensionawareness
#diabetesawareness
#bpcheck
#sugarmonitoring
#communityhealth
#scabpharmacy
#healthforall
#preventivecare

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The following hashtags are trending across South African Mastodon instances:

#navrongohealth
#prisonhealthscreening
#hypertensionawareness
#diabetesawareness
#bpcheck
#sugarmonitoring
#communityhealth
#scabpharmacy
#healthforall
#preventivecare

Based on recent posts made by non-automated accounts. Posts with more boosts, favourites, and replies are weighted higher.

𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁

Join us on 31/10/2025 at 9:00 AM for a health screening at Navrongo Prisons. All inmates and staff are invited for education and basic checks.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
- Health talk on hypertension and diabetes
- Blood pressure checks
- Weight checks
- Blood sugar monitoring

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲
- Navrongo Prisons (On the premises of the Prison Office)

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
- 024 721 0265
- 055 663 2253
- 053 234 7111

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀
- Buy medicines at SCAB Navrongo Station @ Navrongo Hospital
- Order online: www.scabpharmacy.com — home delivery available

Please come early, bring any current medications and medical records if available.

#NavrongoHealth #PrisonHealthScreening #HypertensionAwareness #DiabetesAwareness #BPCheck #SugarMonitoring #CommunityHealth #SCABPharmacy #HealthForAll #PreventiveCare #KnowYourNumbers #HealthyNavrongo

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — 𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Today we renew our commitment: End Polio — Every Child, Every Vaccine, Everywhere. Polio is preventable. Vaccination works. Together we can finish what decades of health workers, volunteers, scientists and communities began.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
- Polio mainly affects children under five and can cause irreversible paralysis or death.
- Global vaccination campaigns have reduced wild poliovirus cases by over 99% in the last 35 years.
- Any missed child is a risk—gaps in immunization can allow the virus to return.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼
- Ensure every child in your care is fully immunized on schedule (including boosters).
- Support and share information about local vaccination drives.
- Practice and promote good sanitation and hand hygiene.
- Report suspected cases or unexplained acute flaccid paralysis to local health authorities.
- Donate time or resources to trusted organizations working on polio eradication.

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀
- Polio spreads mainly via the fecal–oral route and through contaminated water/food.
- Vaccine-associated paralytic polio is extremely rare; the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks.
- Continued surveillance and high immunization coverage are essential to keep communities safe.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁
Share this message, get informed, and help reach every child. Ending polio is possible — but only if no child is left behind.

#EndPolio #WorldPolioDay #EveryChildEveryVaccineEverywhere #VaccinesWork #PolioFreeFuture #ImmunizationMatters #ProtectChildren #HealthForAll #StopPolioNow #PolioEradication #GlobalHealth #VaccinateToday #SCABPharmacy

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — a reminder that meningitis can strike anyone, anywhere, and can kill within 24 hours. It also leaves many survivors with lifelong disability. This year’s theme, “United in the race to defeat meningitis,” calls for global partnerships to reach the WHO goal of defeating meningitis by 2030.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀:
- 2019: 1.6 million cases and 236,000 deaths worldwide. Infants and young children are most affected.
- In WHO South‑East Asia: ~27% of global cases, ~19% of deaths; attack rate ≈ 7.6 per 100,000; CFR ≈ 18%.
- Vaccines protect against the main bacterial causes: meningococcus, pneumococcus and Hib. Hib vaccine is in all regional countries; PCV and meningococcal vaccines are expanding.
- Prevention needs high vaccine coverage (≥90%), better surveillance, improved diagnostics, timely treatment, and support for survivors.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:
- Check that you and your family are up to date on Hib, pneumococcal (PCV) and meningococcal vaccines.
- Know the warning signs: sudden high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, vomiting, confusion, sensitivity to light, and seizures — seek emergency care immediately.
- Share accurate information and encourage vaccination in your community.
- Support survivors and families who face long-term effects.

We can reduce deaths and disability by acting together — awareness, vaccination and prompt care save lives.

#WorldMeningitisDay #UnitedToDefeatMeningitis #DefeatMeningitis2030 #VaccinesSaveLives #GetVaccinated #MeningitisAwareness #ProtectOurChildren #HealthForAll #KnowTheSigns #ActFastSaveLives #StopMeningitis #PublicHealth #SCABPharmacy