Health
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Dignity for Girls: NGO Empowers Schoolgirls with Sanitary Pads, Promotes Menstrual Health
In commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Month, HopeForHer, a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with Ugoeze Ijeoma Nwokoma, donated sanitary pads to 500 girls at Comprehensive Secondary School, Umuokanne, in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.…
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Fibroids are public health concern, not punishment for ambition
Claim: On June 2, 2025, solo_mdofficial posted a tweet on X stating, “Girls today; I want to first be an independent, financially stable woman before I get any kids.’ Meanwhile, fibroids are looking at you…
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Menstrual Hygiene Should Not Be A Luxury
Today, May 28, is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. The theme, “Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld,” sounds appealing, right? It’s a comforting slogan. But who are we fooling when an estimated 37 million women and girls in…
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Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women – UN Women
More than 500,000 women across the world are currently living with obstetric fistula, a preventable and treatable condition that continues to devastate lives, according to UN agencies. The Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous,…
