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Academy Urges Action On Maternal Deaths, Epidemics
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (306+ words) The Academy of Medical Sciences has condemned the continued maternal mortality, epidemic risks and called for ways to control them. President of the academy, Prof. Frank Giwa-Osagie, said this in a statement issued by Prof. Mayowa Owolabi, the Secretary of…...
Group Empowers 500 Imo Girls With Sports, Menstrual Hygiene Support
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (398+ words) By Peter Okolie The Nigeria-American Football Association (NAFA), through its Gridiron Gems Initiative, on Wednesday empowered 500 girls in Owerri, Imo State, with sports mentorship and menstrual hygiene support. The outreach, held at Girls Secondary School, Ikenegbu, combined American football training…...
Moniepoint, NGO Partner To Promote Menstrual Equity, Financial Literacy
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (486+ words) Moniepoint Inc. has partnered Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls (SANG), an NGO, to promote menstrual equity and financial literacy among adolescent girls. The organisations, in commemoration of 2026 World Menstrual Hygiene Day, took the initiative to New Era Girls Secondary School,…...
Ending Period Poverty Beyond Slogans In Nigeria
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (78+ words) News Agency of Nigeria Ending period poverty beyond slogans in Nigeria By Adesewa George, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For millions of Nigerian girls, menstruation remains more than a monthly biological reality; it is a silent struggle shaped by poverty,…...
Menstrual Health: AHF Nigeria Demands End To Period Stigma
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (483+ words) The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF Nigeria) has called for an end to menstrual stigma and greater access to affordable sanitary products and safe facilities. Mr Steve Aborisade, Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager for AHF Nigeria, made the call in a…...
Bauchi Speaker Introduces Bill To Reduce Maternal Mortality
3+ mon, 11+ hour ago (496+ words) The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Mr Abubakar Suleiman, has introduced a bill to curb unsafe childbirth practices and unregulated blood transfusions in the state. The bill, which scaled second reading during plenary in Bauchi, received unanimous…...
Expert Calls For Reforms To Safeguard Maternal, Child Health
3+ mon, 11+ hour ago (471+ words) A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Abidoye Gbadegesin, has called for strengthened healthcare systems and policy reforms to safeguard maternal and child health in Nigeria. Gbadegesin made the call in Lagos on Wednesday while delivering the 120th Inaugural Lecture of Lagos…...