Health
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Ebola Fund Watch Report Calls for a Closer Look at Aid Transparency
Dec 4, 2015Given the growing concern around the efficiency to which funds by the international, private, public and donor communities is being tracked and audited, BudgIT Nigeria in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)... -
Africa To Launch Its Largest HIV Self-Testing Service
Dec 2, 2015A pilot project seen as the largest effort ever to catalyze HIV self-testing on the African continent and beyond is set to be launched at the forthcoming 18th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)... -
THE STATUS OF AFRICAN WOMEN- BBC GLOBAL QUESTIONS COMES TO NAIROBI.
Nov 25, 2015I like to consider myself social and especially now that we live in the digital age, social media grants me the opportunity to engage with the world, learn and voice my opinions on issues from the... -
USAID Launches Community Rural Water and Sanitation Project in Zimbabwe
Nov 11, 2015By Wallace Mawire A Community Water Supply Sanitation, Hygiene and Natural Resources Management (C-WASH) mobilization project, which seeks to address challenges in the rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Zimbabwe has been launched with... -
Lets Prioritize the Life of Adolescents in Kenya
Nov 11, 2015Scholars, researchers, policy makers, activists, young and old people and even adolescents from Kenya and beyond descended into Nairobi early last week for the first National Adolescent Health Symposium to deliberate on the deteriorating health standards... -
SAP West Africa, AYECI Africa Renovate Toilets in Lagos School to Check Open Defecation
Nov 2, 2015In Nigeria and other parts of the world, lack of toilet facilities is one of the most common causes of death among children. This is because children under the age of 5, who grow up without... -
#NoHoodieNoHoney: UNFPA Nigeria, AHI Empower NGOs to Advocate on Safer Sex
Nov 1, 2015Nothing gets a girl out of school faster than unwanted or unplanned pregnancy. Likewise, nothing wakes a boy up to the realities of the bitter side of sex than when he realises that he is going... -
Connecting The Dots Between Environmental Well being And Women’s Sexual Health
Oct 14, 2015“When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see... -
EVA Partners UNFPA, Benue State Government To Launch Health Plan On Young People
Oct 4, 2015A Non-Governmental Organization, Education as a Vaccine (EVA), with support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has partnered the Benue State Ministry of Health, to launch a 5-Year Action Plan for Advancing the Health and Development... -
Kaduna Youths Hold Community Dialogue On World Contraception Day
Sep 28, 2015Kaduna female condom youth advocates marked the World Contraception Day by engaging young people in Romi and Sabo, Kaduna south in a community dialogue. The program kicked off with presentations led by two members of the...