"Beat the Wheeze" Asthma Awareness Walk is an annual event organised by Oluwakemi Memorial Foundation, a non-profit asthma awareness and advocacy organisation. This awareness walk aims to increase community understanding of asthma, its risk factors, identifiable trigger factors and management.
Beat the Wheeze 2015 will be happening this Saturday on 5th December, 2015 and kicks off by 07:00 am at the Car Park, Opposite Mansard Place, Bishop Aboyade Cole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
This walk engages a fun and educative approach to creating awareness of the ailment. It includes warm up by fitness specialist, Maje Ayida, Lifestyle and Asthma health talk, free lung function tests, dissemination of asthma information leaflets and a raffle draw!
Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs. In asthma, certain triggers such as air pollution, dust, cockroaches, exercise, stress, certain chemicals in the workplace cause the airways of the lungs to narrow making it hard to breathe.
Asthma is a serious and widespread disease, affecting 300 million individuals worldwide. In Nigeria, approximately 15 – 20 million Nigerians are either suffering from asthma or have symptoms suggestive of asthma. The burden of asthma is a major public health concern as asthma reduces the quality of life of affected individual. The burden is even more profound in countries like Nigeria where health costs are largely borne by the individual. Asthma impacts not only an individual, but society as a whole.
So far, asthma cannot be cured but with proper diagnosis, treatment and patient education it can be controlled. Oluwakemi Memorial Foundation is therefore advocating a strategic partnership between individuals, healthcare professionals, public health specialists, government agencies and corporate organisations to take action to reduce the burden of asthma in Nigeria.
Oluwakemi Memorial Foundation raises awareness on the causes, treatment and management of asthma. It also seeks to help provide a better quality of life for people with asthma thereby reducing the risk of asthma attacks and deaths.
Come and have fun while you support “Beat the Wheeze” cause this Saturday and pick a branded T-shirt for a token of N2,000, which qualifies you for the raffle draws ( call +234 803 868 3334 to make reservations).
Beat the Wheeze is proudly supported by BellaNaija -Media Partner, Thespian Family Theatre and Productions, Yudala, Eden Life Nigeria, Perfectseal Ltd, Françoise Gifts, The Chest Clinic, MSG, Sock Box Ltd, Cakes 'n' Candy Confectionary, Audrey's Cakes and Bakes, Signature Cakes, Larry Spice, Saheeto amongst others.
For more information and registration, please send an email to beatthewheeze@omfafrica.org or call +234 803 868 3334.
Please note that this is organised by one of my friends, An older BV who lost his daughter at 17yrs due to Asthma..
See his mail inviting you all....
''Dear Stella,
There will be an Asthma Awareness Walk taking place onSaturday 5th December, 2015
It is being organized by Oluwakemi Memorial Foundation, which my family set up in memory of my first daughter who died from Asthma in 2001 at the age of 17.
Please can you kindly assist to publicise and invite BVs to come for the walk.
Below is the press release for the programme.
Thanks
XOXOXO''
Chei my her soul rest in peace, I have also lost a cousin to asthma, he was that age too, but his twin bro isn't asthmatic, may his soul also rest in peace
ReplyDeleteIt is well, I lost my best friend to asthma a week to her wedding.
ReplyDeleteMay her soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteGod is in control,he 'll take care of his children. Sorry for ur loss.
ReplyDeleteGod help those with Asthma and bestow those in medical line the idea/creativity/ability to develop a suitable/possible cure-drug for it. With God all things are possible.
ReplyDeleteNice initiative.
ReplyDeleteMay his daughter continue to rest in peace.
Nice initiative.
ReplyDeleteMay his daughter continue to rest in peace.
Eeya!
ReplyDeleteMay her soul continue to rest in peace.
*cold chills*
ReplyDeleteRip to your daughter.
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It is well. I almost died from complications arising from asthma while i was in Nigeria. I thank God i am now in a country where my asthma is being managed efficiently.
ReplyDeleteNice initiative. I was ashmatic for 17 years, very horrible experience, as in laughter can trigger an attack sometimes, d aminophylline injections and inhalers, ..but thank God I'm healed today. My inhaler is finished and in faith, I'm so not buying another one.
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DeleteI pray she rests in peace! Am asthmatic and I know how it is. I still remember the day the doctor told me how it's only 2 pregnancies with serious medical supervision I can carry. I cried that day, like no tomorrow but thank God for my family. Still not married so no kids, anytime I meet someone I tell them I am asthmatic some take off but those who stay think I will die the next second but am still here 19 years after the first attack and am greatful to God for each and every day
ReplyDeleteOlori isi won't see post like this to comment on mchewww
ReplyDeleteI have lived with asthma all my life. I struggled as a child but no one took notice. Today I ask myself why I survived because I finally got diagnosed as a teenager. I'm still struggling today. I'm no longer in nigeria but I sometimes reflect on the kind of medical treatment I used to get back home whenever I have an attack. I was always given aminophylin injection which I used to call cow injection cos of the syringe. I used only ventolin inhaler. When I came abroad, I talked my doctor through the process I go through during treatment back home and he was shocked. I have never been given any injection here, I'm on the yearly flu jabs, I use qver inhaler morning and night and use ventolin only when I have an attack or sudden cough which is a sign. When I am chesty and wheezy I just walk down to my surgery and the nurse uses nebuliser on me.
DeleteThere are so many ways of managing asthma that no one has to die. I pray and wish our nigerian doctors can be given some updated trainings on some of these treatment and handling of these cases so that they can do things differently and save more lives. May the souls of those that have departed RIPP.
Please my little sister of 4years old was diagnosed when she was 2years old. She has had attack twcide now but she's always coughing! My parents take her to the hospital and they give drugs such as antibiotics and some irrelevant drugs(im a nurse) but she never stops coughing with wheezing sounds too please can someone tell me what can be done to put an end to the constant coughing ? A Dr friend said she cannot use inhaler as she's still small.
ReplyDeleteI dunno about not being able to use inhaler cos she's still small, get her Seretide for children
DeleteI am asthmatic,and my asthma is being managed well in the UK. I have a 2 years old son who was exhibiting some asthmatic signs awhile ago. My doctor told me that asthma can only be diagnosed in children from 6 years of age. He advised me to give my son ventolin inhaler if my son is wheezy or having any asthmatic symptoms. I would advise you get d inhaler for your little sister.
DeleteAnonymous 16:37 There is no age restriction for using the medication (salbutamol) in an inhaler if properly prescribed. However, if technique is the issue an inhaler can be used with a spacer mask. This mask will allow her inhaler easily the puffs of medication at her own ease. Also, a nebuliser is commonly used with small children who like your sister may find it difficult to use an inhaler. A nebuliser turns liquid (salbutamol) medication into mist that can be easily inhaled. I recommend that you sister is taken to see a respiratory specialist who can provide proper advise and care.
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