healthcare
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Health
Unveiling the Complexities and Crisis of Maternal Mental Health in West Africa
It is always said that the road to motherhood is the most rewarding. On social media, there are pictures of beaming mothers with their newborn babies, further setting this notion of motherhood as pure bliss.…
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Feminism
Medical Misogyny: A cancerous system where male doctors disregard women’s rights
In Nigeria, the healthcare system often reveals a disturbing truth: it is designed to heal, yet it perpetuates a culture of medical misogyny that mirrors the insidious foundations of rape culture. As a child who…
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Disability
16-year-old Polio Survivor Abosede Akanni to become surgeon for accessible healthcare
In an environment where negligence often stifles dreams, Abosede Akanni (not real name), a sixteen-year-old SS3 student at a government secondary school in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, shares her story of strength and determination after…
