Health
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INSTRUMENTALIZATION AND HOW FAR WE HAVE TAKEN IT
May 11, 2015Smart economics, participation in the labour force and an accelerated development trajectory is a very compelling narrative put forward to justify why governments, should invest in women, girls and young people. The same arguments have been... -
International Day Of The Midwife: How Trained Community Extension Workers Can Reduce Maternal Mortality
May 5, 2015Mrs. Hannatu Paul, a midwife working at General hospital, Sabon/Tasha, Kaduna, says midwifery is an important role any society must not ignore. “I am the happiest woman being a midwife,” Throughout her profession as a midwife, she... -
Lessons from the 48th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD48)
May 5, 2015So a fortnight agoo nations of the world trooped to the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the forty eight session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. Since the landmark 1994 International... -
My Experience With A Child-Bride
Apr 29, 2015“Sunnana Balira, ni sabowar amayar cha,ama ban san shakaruna ba,ni kam ko makaranta, ko kuwa aura duk wanda an yi mi, zan karba,” Balira said in Hausa. This means, “my name is Balira, I am newly wedded... -
Infographic: Nigeria Struggles To Care For Its Adolescents Living With HIV
Mar 3, 2015Nigeria Struggles to care for its adolescents living with HIV | Create infographics...Read More -
MSF Launches Global Women’s Health Multimedia Feature
Mar 3, 2015Because Tomorrow Needs Her bears witness to the barriers that women and girls face in seeking essential medical care in many communities where MSF works, whether they are due to poverty, conflict or cultural norms. In advance of International... -
TRANSITION; MDGS INTO THE SDGs; KENYA DEFINES WHAT IT WILL TAKE?
Feb 23, 2015I am here wondering how to phrase my thoughts on the MDGs seeing as I just heard the word MDGs for the first time in 2008 when I joined the university and sat in one... -
Increased Focus on Sex Promotes Education, Contraceptive Sales on Valentine’s Day
Feb 14, 2015Jide Odi, 27, a graduate from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, says Valentine’s Day usually leads to an increase in sexual activity. “People say Valentine’s Day is a time for couples in a relationship to actually have unlimited... -
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... -
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...