Combating SA’s unemployment one Youth at a time!
Immploy Medical Recruitment is on a mission to combat youth unemployment in South Africa, providing proper jobs and excellent training to youth in need. Our founder, Agness Nicholls, believes in giving back to the community, and through the Solutions for Africa Scholarship Academy, has already helped 20 young individuals find fulfilling careers in… [continue reading]
Breastfeeding
Introduction Breastfeeding is as old as humanity and there are various references in the Christian Bible to breastfeeding. 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 New International Version (NIV) 7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share […]
World Immunisation Week
Immunisation is an inclusive term denoting the process of inducing or providing active or passive immunity artificially by administering an immunobiological substance. The human immune system is essential for our survival in a world full of potentially dangerous microbes, and serious impairment of even one arm of this system can predispose to severe, even life-threatening, […]
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Joe Biden, the 47th vice President of the United States, has had quite a life: at 29, he was one of the youngest senators of all time; a month after he was elected, his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident. He ran for president twice. Soon after the first attempt, he suffered […]
Suicide Survivors Week
Close to 800 000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds. Suicide is a global phenomenon and occurs throughout the lifespan.
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive form of dementia. Dementia is a broader term for conditions caused by brain injuries or diseases that negatively affect memory, thinking, and behaviour. These changes interfere with daily living. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. […]
National Kidney Month
Introduction This blog is about the kidneys with the emphasis on taking good care of one’s kidneys and the prevention of all factors/conditions which may have a negative impact on the renal system. Often clients do not experience symptoms of diabetes mellitus (DM), while they may be unaware of the serious long-term effects of this […]
The history and future of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding through the 17th century As long as there have been babies, there have been breastfeeding mothers. In cases where a mother died during childbirth or was unable to breastfeed, infants throughout earlier times have been fed by wet nurses. Others relied on feeding a baby without the breast. Breastfeeding was and is not always […]
