Health
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Àlàáfíà Puts Girls’ Menstrual Health and Education at Centre of Initiative
For girls who cannot easily afford sanitary products or have never had a safe place to ask questions about their periods, menstruation can come with more than the discomfort of a monthly cycle. It can…
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Medical Misogyny: How Cultural Repulsion to Menstruation Influences Scientific Research
Historically, menstruation has been treated as a shameful experience that must be hidden and a taboo topic that should rarely be discussed in public. Despite the advancements we have made over the years in understanding…
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Anambra First Lady Nonye Soludo Urges Mothers to Embrace Exclusive Breastfeeding
Anambra State First Lady Nonye Soludo has called on expectant and nursing mothers across Anambra State to embrace exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby’s life, describing it as one of the…
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“Heat is a Public Health Emergency” — Communications Lead, Hotsteppers, Abimbola Badejo
Abimbola Badejo, Communications Lead at the Hotsteppers project, has challenged journalists to recognise heat as an overlooked public health emergency rather than simply another consequence of climate change. She said this during a three-day media…
