Cupping the Flow: Reusable Cups Putting an End to Period Poverty in Nigeria
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In total, a woman menstruates for an estimated seven years during her lifetime. During this time, in addition to grappling with mood…
OMOMi is leveraging digital technology to provide women with easy access to quality maternal health care
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When asked whether gender issues contribute to Nigeria’s poor maternal mortality indices, Onyedikachi Nwizu, Program Officer for the OMOMi app, paused. As…
Heart and Grit: Girl Child Concerns is empowering adolescent girls to offer maternal health services in Borno State
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“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” — Adelaide Hoodless In Nigeria, maternal health care…
Displaced but not forgotten: Organisations delivering family planning services to Abuja's IDP camps
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When you are displaced from your home, accessing family planning services is probably the last thing on your mind. You will be…
Preparing ahead: How Imo State harnessed the REDISSE project to improve its COVID-19 response
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As at January 12, 2021, Nigeria has had over a hundred thousand confirmed cases of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection….
How Tayi PHC in Niger is increasing FP services through community-focused advocacy
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By Bashar Abubakar (Lead Writer) Habiba Aliyu, 20, gave birth to her first child in 2019 while preparing to begin her journey…
Sightsavers Nigeria: Fighting neglected tropical diseases through inclusive research
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By Abdullahi Tsanni (Lead Writer) Trachoma is a major public health issue in 44 countries and the major cause of blindness or…
RICOM3 helps Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey; Here’s how
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By Dr. Chibugo Okoli (Guest Writer) The maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated at 512 per 100,000 live births whilst non-communicable…
Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State
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According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of…
Taking ownership: Women in Jigawa community fund emergency transportation for pregnant women
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“My husband and I have always known that I would deliver at the hospital,” says Azeema Hussaini, 25, while sitting on a…
World Sight Day 2020: Shell, JV partners come together to give #HopeInSight
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By Beti Baiye and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) The trip from Yenagoa was short and uneventful. We arrived the community town hall…
AVADAR: How digital health fast-tracked Nigeria's drive to eradicate polio
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Polio, a contagious disease caused by the poliomyelitis virus is transmitted primarily when stool from someone infected contaminates foods, drinks or water…
ACEGID in Ede: Science Capacity evolving in Nigeria from an unusual Location
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When will the COVID-19 pandemic be over? Will life return to how it was before COVID-19 disrupted it? These questions probably run…
How active community case search transformed testing in Kano State
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For several weeks, sixty-year-old Musa Danyadikko had been grappling with a strange fever and cough that had defied all known treatment. One…