Ravi’s family of five lives on the land demarcating the village and it’s general dumpster, they have had to live there for a while, after their dad lost the deed to their former house through debt. Staying In such a polluted area has made illness a norm for them especially airborne and water borne diseases, …
Health care is defined as the organized provision of medical care for individuals or communities by health professionals and it can also be defined as efforts made to maintain or restore physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially by trained and licensed professionals. The main purpose of health care is to maintain health and make life …
Malnutrition is defined as the lack of essential nutrients in the body necessary for growth and development of body tissues. This lack thereof can lead to side effects such as stunted growth, illnesses and early death. Did you know that Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45 percent of all deaths of under-five …
Sani has been living in an IDP camp with his mum and two sisters for 6 months, after their village was attacked by gunmen and he lost his dad and his home got destroyed in the fire, hence they had to move to the camp . Life in the camp is very different from what …
Aisha was barely fifteen when her dad got her married as the sixth wife of Mallam Guduru all for a piece of land in the village.Aisha saw her first period at her husband’s house and after that day, he would always make her come to him, claiming he needed a childfrom her young blood to …
Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) comprises all procedures involving the removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO).Although not always the case, it most commonly occurs between the ages of 0 to 15 years and the age is decreasing in …
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COVID-19 have put over 1.6 billion children out of school. Here’s how to upgrade education post-pandemic The pandemic could provide an opportunity for innovative education. • Many of the 1.6 billion children out of school during the pandemic may never return. • Of those who do, more than half will not receive the education required …
Nigeria is one of many food-deficient countries in Africa, and its alarming hunger statistics are tied with high levels of conflict that have plagued the region surrounding Nigeria for years. Food crisis such as the one in Nigeria causes distressing levels of stunting in children and is correlated with high rates of poverty. This silent …
It was a new month, and Musa was expectant, he had heard from the elders that this was the month they would get basic sanitation facilities In the community as designed by the volunteers that usually visited them. This would be a huge milestone for the fasksri community, a small group of people who were …
