Health
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Omugwo: When Postpartum Care Becomes Maternal Suffering
Barely three weeks after the birth of her child and stitches still throbbing every step, 33-year-old *Dolapo*, a small business owner and mother of one, shouldered the responsibility of cooking every day for the 17…
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4,000 Young Women Get Infected With HIV Weekly — AHF Raises Alarm
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has raised concern over the increasing rate of HIV infections among young women. It revealed that about 4,000 women aged 15 to 24 become newly infected every week, with…
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Anambra Health Worker Honoured with House Gift by Governor Zulum
Ms. Marbel Ijeoma Duaka, a health worker from Anambra State, has been rewarded with a fully furnished two-bedroom house by the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The governor also offered a job…
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FIGO Leads Walkathon, Declares World Postpartum Haemorrhage Day
As part of its mission statement of being a global voice for women’s health, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), organised a walkathon against violence toward women. The March took place on October…