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WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NEWBORN ANOTHER WOMAN’S BREAST MILK?
Getty Images They say it takes a village to raise a baby, so do you think your “village people” should be involved in feeding your newborn baby? If you’re not able to breastfeed, and or your baby has a medical condition that requires human milk (including prematurity, failure to thrive, an intolerance to formula, or allergies).…
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FEMALE NIGERIAN SCIENTISTS BAG UNESCO L’oreal 2013 AWARDS
Two Nigerian female scientists have bagged the UNESCO-L’Oreal “Women in Science Partnership’’ award for their contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the country. Professor Francisca Okeke, the first female Head of Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka bagged the 2013 Laureate award for her significant contributions “to the understanding of daily variations of the…
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SAD TALES FROM THE VVF THEATRES
Culled from the Punch.Mrs. Mabelus Ubi has been pregnant thrice and she has had three live births. As such, it wasn’t a big deal when she went into labour for her fourth delivery. Things weren’t as smooth as she had expected, however, as she was in labour for four days at a private hospital in…
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BECAUSE I AM A GIRL CAMPAIGN; WATCH THE ‘HEART WARMING’ FILM HERE
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/F-ZZeE7C7uM&source=uds At first when I saw the picture of a young girl in a white wedding dress, I became curious; was she being escorted to church for her Baptism? or was she a flower girl?, but watching seconds into the video, I know better. She is a child bride, getting married to a man who…
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MY FIRST ‘GUEST BLOGGER’ POST; HOW TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF MATERNAL DEATH
Some weeks back, I was asked by Femme Lounge to answer a question on maternal health that was sent in by a reader. I was so excited and since it was first experience I didn’t want to mess it up (I usually don’t mess things up but when I am nervous…..I can jump three oceans…
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KENYA’S CONDOM ADVERT PULLED; IT FAILED TO MAKE THEM HAPPY
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/XzZDtdJmaBA&source=uds I had watched the condom advert which was designed to promote condom use some days back but I didn’t think it would cause an uproar the way it did. There were major differences in the way the advert was done compared to the Nigerian way of advertising. I noticed women were talking about condom…
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HOW STRONG IS THE NIGERIAN HEALTH SYSTEM? VOTE NOW!
If you think Nigeria has a strong health system; with low maternal deaths, affordable health care services, well equipped health centres, adequate and efficient health workers…..then let me hear you from you. Cast your votes here!
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REPRESENTATIVES APPROVE LIFE IN JAIL FOR RAPISTS
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of rape and also persons convicted of gang raping a victim shall be liable jointly and severally to a minimum of 20 years imprisonment without the option of fine.The bill seeks to safeguard the rights of vulnerable persons, particularly the…
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