BLOG POST 1: INTRODUCTION
Hi, Everyone, My name is Dr. Pintos Egesimba (MBBS). I am a medical doctor with a passion for preventive medicine. They say " Prevention is better than cure " which is true. It is better to prevent an ailment from occurring than treating it. I am sure you are wondering what PREVENTIVE MEDICINE is. Preventive medicine is simply medical practices that are designed to avert and avoid diseases. It focuses on the health of individuals , communities and defined populations . Its GOAL is to protect , promote and maintain health and well-being and also to prevent disease ,disability and death. It is very important that practices and teachings on preventive medicine is known to you, the community and the world at large. Too many people focus on treatment and management of diseases but what if you could prevent the disease from happening or a current disease from getting worse, Wouldn’t you want that? I know, I would. For example, most cases of diabetes(ty...