Health
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Kenya: Increase Domestic Health Financing For a Healthy and Sustainable Healthcare System
Jan 28, 2015In 2001 African countries met in Abuja and solemnly vowed to increase budgetary allocation to health to at least 15% of their total budgetary allocation. This was in response to the serious health threats that had... -
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL HEALTH- THE UNSPOKEN TRUTHS
Jan 14, 2015In our efforts to solve world problems, we have discovered all manner of things, some factual and sensible according to the dictates of science. Some have not been so sensible and attempts to unpackage their origin,... -
My Experience With Weed [Marijuana]
Jan 8, 2015By Mr Man2 I had just moved out of my parents house and was sharing a room with my “friend”. I had no idea he smoked weed, despite his suspicious movements and signature weed scent (abi... -
Understanding Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights in the Post 2015 Era
Jan 3, 2015First of all is to wish Rural Reporters and its loyal readership a Happy New 2015. I intend to write the entire year with the aim of ensuring more people, especially young people from Africa, are... -
Community Champion: Nigerian Couple Use Their Wedding Reception To Educate People On Malaria Prevention
Dec 24, 2014Wedding ceremony is one of the biggest events any individual would host in his or her lifetime. It brings together families, friends and associates, many of who turn out in large numbers with gorgeous attires. For... -
Kenya: Tackle Teenage Pregnancies To Spur Development
Dec 17, 2014Teenage pregnancy is not just a story. It is real, severe and has far reaching implications not just to the pregnant girl but also to the family, society and country. Available statistics paint a gloomy picture... -
Timidi Digha-Omolere: Why Women Still Ignore Ondo State Government’s Ban On Traditional Birth Attendants
Dec 15, 2014I have always been intrigued by the concept of Traditional Birth Attendants ; in fact out of curiosity I once attended their antenatal classes a few times during one of my pregnancies. I have also added... -
Orange and USAID join forces to boost #mHealth innovations across Africa
Dec 12, 2014The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and global telecommunications operator Orange announced a new alliance to develop innovations in mobile health (mHealth) at the Global mHealth Forum in Washington, DC. These mHealth innovations will help treat and care... -
Africa: US $35 Million Grant From King Abdallah Of Saudi Arabia To Fight Ebola In West Africa
Dec 11, 2014The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has extended a grant of US$35 million to help fight Ebola in West Africa. In a statement to the media on this... -
Ebola: Ask your questions LIVE to the Minister of Information and Communications of Sierra Leone
Dec 11, 2014The Minister of Information and Communications of Sierra Leone, Alpha Kanu, will host an online press conference Thursday, December 11, at 15 GMT It is now seven months since Sierra Leone recorded the first case of...