Health
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The Health Implications of Poor-Quality Sanitary Pads on Nigerian Women
Summary: Amidst growing concern for menstrual dignity to amplify women’s voices, many Nigerian women still have challenges finding the right pad for their menstrual flow. In this feature, Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye exposes how the poor…
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Girls Inspired Africa Development Network Trains CSOs on Menstrual Dignity
Summary: Girls Inspired Africa Development Network (GIDN), a non-governmental organisation based in Lagos, holds a menstrual health capacity-building program to train CSOs and NGO on menstrual dignity. Girls Inspired Africa Development Network (GIDN), a non-governmental…
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Maternal Health Experts Urge Pregnant Women to Take Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Daily
Maternal health and nutrition experts have stated that taking multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) daily during pregnancy can reduce the risk of congenital birth defects, maternal anaemia, low birth weight, and stillbirth. The experts noted that…
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Anambra state First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, Rehabilitate Brutalised Teenager, Set for University
Summary: Dr Nonye Soludo, Anambra State’s First Lady, rescued and rehabilitated a teenage boy, Chimkamnayo Olisaemeka from domestic abuse, now the boy is set to begin his tertiary education. She also pledged a promise to…
