Nwaokoro Joakin Chidozie

Challenges Faced in Accessing Diabetes Drugs in Low and Middle Income Settings in Aba North, Southeast Nigeria

Nwaokoro Joakin Chidozie, Ede Alison Okorie, N. O. Ibe Sally, O. Emerole Chima, C. Nwufo Regina, A. Nwaokoro Amaka, Onwuliri Daniel Chinemerem & Dozie Judith Ijeoma · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Diabetes is a costly disease, placing a high financial burden on the patient and the healthcare system in every nation. If poorly managed, it can cause a lot of damage to body parts such as blindness, loss of kidney function. The aim of this study is to determine the challenges f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20764

Hepcidin and Erythropoietin Level in Sickle Cell Disease

Johnkennedy Nnodim, Udujih Bernard Uche, Udujih Helen Ifeoma, Nwaokoro Joakin Chidozie, Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi & Aloy-Amadi Oluchi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited disorder in which the red blood cells become rigid and sticky, and change from being disc-shaped to being crescent-shaped. The change in shape is as a result of an abnormal form of haemoglobin which leads to damage of some organs. A...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17480