Health
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UN Warns Taliban Push Afghanistan Towards 50% Rise in Maternal Deaths
UN Women has issued a warning that Taliban restrictions on women’s healthcare access could drive a 50 per cent rise in Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate by 2026. The warning follows reports that the Taliban authorities…
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Stakeholders Advocate For Affordable Menstrual Care and End to Period Stigma at NFM X Space
Naija Feminists Media (NFM) hosted an X Space titled “Towards Ending Period Poverty: Solutions and Pathways to Affordable Care” on May 29, 2026, as part of activities marking Menstrual Hygiene Day. About 37 million women…
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Rhoda Serene Care Foundation, Arise for Girls, NFM Mark Menstrual Hygiene Day with “Dignity for Every Girl” Initiative
Over thirty girls in Lagos State converged at The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship Teen Church in Agege and received menstrual health education, dignity kits, and life skills training on May 30, 2026, in commemoration of…
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Molecular Geneticist, Dr Ifeyinwa Rhodes-Vivour, Unveils Nigeria’s First National Genomic Platform
Summary: Dr Ifeyinwa Aniebo Rhodes-Vivour, a molecular geneticist and associate professor at the Institute of African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), has unveiled Nigeria’s first National Genomic surveillance platform to combat…
