The Universal Declaration on Human Rights regarding Primary Health Care (PHC) in Nigeria is to provide adequate and equitable healthcare to pregnant mothers and new born. This includes those who are at risk of respiratory distress disease. The objective of this work is to identify the capacity of PHC in the management of respiratory distress syndrome among pregnant mothers and new born. A narrative review of literatures on respiratory distress performed. There have been shortages of staff and health inequity while improvement in maternal and child mortality rates may be attributable to improved knowledge and health seeking behavior. PHC practitioners’ need to be motivated because they are available and useful in rendering preventive services for respiratory distress disease during pregnancy and new deliveries for better results.

One of the strategies of Primary Health Care (PHC) is the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) against malaria among pregnant mothers and care givers of children under five years. The agency for PHC in Nigeria is the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The objective of this narrative review is to identify the role of PHC providers in promoting the use of ITNs among pregnant mothers and care givers of children under five years. Method was by review of 30 published literatures on PHC; as it relates to use of ITNs. Findings indicate that most pregnant mothers and care-givers of children under five years in Nigeria are aware that the best option to prevent malaria infection is by use of ITNs. Healthcare providers participate in mass distribution of ITNs. There is increase nets ownership in households. Supervisory guidance influences use of ITNs. However, there is evidence of slow uptake of ITNs due to resistance to behavioural change. Also, the knowledge of pregnant women concerning ITNs use was good, but the attitudes and practices were poor. The implication is that health promotion need to be enhanced among both PHC workers and community leaders on use of ITNs. Primary healthcare workers may need to be motivated to do their job in terms of promoting the use of ITNs among pregnant mothers and carers of children under five years.

Early marriage is the marriage done before or during adolescence, about 60% to 70% girls are forced to married early ages in several African and Asian countries. Even their basic human rights are not provided to them; these resulted several psychological and physiological health problems. The purpose of this paper is to narratively review the health problems/issues inherent in forced marriage and enunciate the roles of the public health care in ameliorating them. There was review of the health effects of early marriage grouped into psychological, pathophysiological, antenatal malaria and socio-cultural injustice, recommendations on how the public health-care roles can be useful tools to combating these unhealthy practices fostered by obsolete traditional beliefs and gross ignorance from both the victims and their parents. From the review of the previous studies, though no previous study has been documented in my locations for the study, there were great negative impactful health effects of early marriage on women, it was also obvious that the public health care providers can be vital in controlling or reducing these age-long anomalies. The grave dangers of early marriage on women were elucidated, its prevalence, the adverse consequences on the women as obviously observed were critically examined with enthusiasm and concerns. Therefore, the recommendations as per the roles of primary healthcare which includes teaching, surveillance, screening etc., in mitigating should be seriously adopted to curb the trend.

Primary Eye Care (PEC) provides the essential cares of the eyes and visual pathways at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level in order to prevent avoidable visual impairment and blindness. The aim of this study is to review the need for integration of PEC services into PHC in Nigeria healthcare system – with focus oF Delta State. A narrative review approach was used in evaluation of community needs, government and PHC facilities. Published literatures from around the world including in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria was done through web search and Mendeley reference library. The evaluations show that there is ability and willingness to integrate PEC into PHC. Yet, there is observable mismatch in capacity vs. opportunity or a knowledge and attitude gap. In Delta State on Nigeria, there appears to be specialist Eye-care providers located in just 24% of the local government areas and absolutely none (zero %) at any PHC facility. In the rural communities, there is the barrier of affordances including problem of access, but the PHC staff can be equipped to provide basic services such as educational, preventive and referral services that non-governmental organisations have done. Therefore, integration of PEC into PHC at the community level is possible.

At the beginning of the epidemic, most of the research done in Wuhan showed that the first patients worked or visited a seafood market in Wuhan. It was thought to have originated from snakes first, and later studies showed that it has something to do with bats. As the epidemic progresses, this virus infection has been shown to be transmitted from person to person through droplets and by placing hands on the face that come into contact with contaminated floors. The virus can be found in patients respiratory secretions 1-2 days before the onset of clinical symptoms and two weeks after disease symptoms.