Health
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Where are the 3.5 million Nigerians infected with HIV/AIDS?
Dec 1, 2016By Dimos Sakellaridis The intention of the title is not to scare or stigmatize any reader but to generate an intelligent discussion about the of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria. In a country of 189... -
Leaders in Kenya should invest more in 10 years old girls
Nov 29, 2016Sexual and gender-based violence, forced marriage and other social vices that undermine the health and rights of girls prevent them from realizing their full potential. As they transition into youth and adulthood, they are unable to contribute... -
UNDP ‘urbanizes’ rural communities liberated from Boko Haram insurgency
Nov 11, 2016By Augustina Armstrong-Ogbonna SPECIAL REPORT – Twelve remote communities that were ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency are beneficiaries of a strategic and sustainable intervention from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which is providing basic... -
Kenya: Teenage pregnancy is on the rise in Kisumu county
Nov 11, 2016OPINION – Teenage pregnancy has reached alarming levels in the Kisumu County of Kenya. According to Plan International Kenya, teenage pregnancy has gone up from 22 percent to 42 percent in recent time. Teenagers in Kisumu... -
Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Legalised In Kenya?
Oct 26, 2016OPINION – Homosexuality is still considered a taboo and unacceptable to the cultural values and morality of Kenyans. Despite various organizations working to protect and improve LGBT rights, same-sex marriage is still not permitted in Kenya.... -
#SRHRDialogues on how to facilitate and advocate for #RightToHealth with a special focus on access to Contraception for Young Women Living with HIV
Oct 24, 2016Insights from Juliana Odindo on #Voices Q1. What barriers do young women living with HIV face in accessing Contraception? Young women living with HIV don’t have many contraceptive options. This is due to the fact... -
Kenya: Young Women Lack Access to Safe Abortion Services
Oct 23, 2016By Michael Okun Oliech, Kenya In 2012 the Google Zeitgeist Report ranked abortion as top on the list of the subjects Kenyans search for in the ‘How To’ category. This showed that many girls and... -
WAVA Laud Reps’ Support for Adequate Immunization Funding
Oct 21, 2016The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) has commended the House of Representatives over its call on the Federal Government to make adequate budgetary allocation for childhood immunization and facilitate the revitalization of primary healthcare centres... -
USAID Donates 4.5 Million Mosquito Bed Nets To Oyo State Government
Oct 21, 2016The representative to the Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria, Dr. Rick Niska, on Friday, handed over 4.5 million bed nets to the Oyo state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. This was contained in... -
Why Family Planning Needs Of Rural Women Can No Longer Be Ignored
Oct 17, 2016By Michael Okun Oliech Access to safe, accurate, high quality, affordable, acceptable and voluntary family planning is a basic human right yet thousands of young girls and women who want to avoid pregnancy in Kenya’s rural...