April 2008
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IGMH on Facebook →
Opening discussion on various issues relating to this vital, yet notoriously under-performing institution. There is only one logical way forward; acknowledge existing issues, address them, find tangible solutions and implement them! Note: The intention of this group is not to target individuals or groups to cause them harm or damage. Personal attacks or verbal abuse should not be used on this...
“There are so many things we know we should do, and not just in our work places,...”
Interactive guide to childhood development →
These are links to interactive guides to early childhood development that could be used to assess and identify developmental disabilities in children. I find this tool especially useful because of…
The Medical Blog is at http://blog.niyaf.com This website, blog you may call it, is not exclusive to medicine. There is a lot more to a person than his profession.
“A “sinking country” or a mans’ sinking ship!”
Going for a dip? How about a dip in the septic... →
We are literally swimming in our own excreta, according to Bluepeace; a Maldivian environmental NGO. Male’ in its current state is a breeding ground for all sorts of ill health. The congested living condition, the fecal contaminated ground water, a questionable drinking water source, an environment laden with vectors of all sorts of deadly infectious diseases and now…..What more could...
Mosquitoes everywhere. →
This is probably the topic that I have written most often about in recent times. Yet again, I am compelled to write about mosquitoes and their potential to cause ill health in this country. After…
The higlighting idea was a good one. →
Just a few thoughts: how many “high-lighter” strokes does it have? Would a simple leaflet have been sufficient? Maybe a single-sided A5 flyer would have been all that was required!
Maldives Doctors' Day 2008 Celebrations
The Maldivian Medical Association and medical institutions in Maldives have begun activities to mark the Maldivian Doctors’ Day 2008. The day falls on the 18th of April and is the day, many years ago, when the first-ever Maldivian medical doctor (Dr ND Abdulla) joined public service. This year, the 3rd year of celebration in the Maldives, acivities are already underway and include a futsal...
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Why Me? →
I absolutely love this blog. Found it today and spent hours reading and enjoying it. I would recommend that you browse a bit. You’ll definitely find many interesting concepts and ideas. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Saving money not necessarily saving water?!!
This was something I saw on TV Maldives today. The two anchors on the Maldivian talk show Hendhunu Hendhunaa (translated as early morning) were chatting about the tricks, they say, used by locals to minimise the water bill. Apparently, at least apparent to them not necessarily to myself, when the tap is opened just a teenee weenee bit and the water drips extremely slowly, the meter does’t...
Birth trauma: Collar bone fracture →
A very brief and short summary available on niyaf.com Click here.
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Birth Trauma: Fractured clavicle (collar bone)
Not uncommon. Most frequently broken bone at birth. Usually unpredictable and unavoidable. Incidence higher with larger size of babies, use of vacuum or forceps and difficult extraction. Affected kids appear to have paralysis of affected arm (pseudoparalysis), painful movement of affected arm, neck muscle on affected side looks shorter and a bony irregularity maybe felt over the affected bone ....
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“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen, who has merely laid an egg, crackles as if...”
– Mark Twain
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“I am a clinician who wants, just like most of you here, to see our health care...”
– Niyaf, on Facebook group titled “Blood Doners”
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“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.”
– Samuel Johnson
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Humour
This is reportedly a real sick note written by a parent to a school class teacher: Maryann was absent december 11-16, because she had a fever,sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick,fever an sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn’t the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot...
“There has to be a solution! This is not the first time a hospital is being run...”
– Niyaf on Facebook
WatchNauko is looking at himself on the PC via webcam (yes, the real dark skinned guy in the background is me).
“doc[tor] [yo]u should slowly get in to running a hospital which is your own. In...”
– jade
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Update on Private Practice →
I have started working at a private clinic beginning this month. HeartLine Medicals
is a new private medical center that was just opened a few days ago. It
is located on the ground floor of the SHE…
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“Vitamins are being prescribed very frequently these days. A significant amount...”
– Myself
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The Maldivian Medical Associations' Website →
The Maldivian Medical Association is the first independent and representative body of doctors in the Maldives.
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Bottle at bed time
Jade: I heard that giving milk bottle during bedtimes can cause teeth problems in 1- one and half year olds.
Dr Niyaf: Hi Jade, bottle feeding is not a recommended practice. Bottle feeding at bedtime is, as you have rightly pointed out, one of the common causes of dental caries in toddlers. The milk (inherently sweet and sometimes extra sweetened) stays in the mouth for a long time; creating an ideal tooth decay environment. It is better to get the milk feed over with before bedtime and get the child to brush his teeth before going to bed.
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“The Elken products may possibly have nutritional supplement value. They are,...”
– Myself
March 2008
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