WORLD AIDS DAY 2021: END INEQUALITIES, END AIDS
Identified in 1981 for the first time, HIV has claimed around 36 million lives till now and is one of the deadliest public health issues. Till now, no effective cure for HIV exists and once a person gets infected, they have the infection for life. World AIDS Day is observed on the 1st of December […]
HACEY HEALTH INITIATIVE LAUNCHES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) REPORT AND VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
To commemorate the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women observed every November 25th, HACEY Health Initiative, through its StopCut project hosted a conference https://youtu.be/Lqtb2pHq-lk to launch a report on FGM laws, research on the knowledge, prevalence, and contributory factors of FGM alongside a video documentary. The project launched a report […]
HACEY TO HOST STOPCUT END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) CONFERENCE
At least 200 million women and girls in 31 countries around the world are living with the results of the dangerous practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The practice is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Female Genital […]
Malaria: Transmission, Symptoms & Prevention
“The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world.” – Bill Gates. What is Malaria? Malaria is an insect-borne disease caused by mosquitos. Every year, around 210 million people are afflicted […]
Obstetric Fistula: Repair and Prevention
Amina’s Story Everyone in Bomo village agreed that life had been unfair to Amina. Forced into early marriage by her parents in a weak attempt to ‘provide’ for her family and uphold their honour, Amina had to give up her dreams of becoming a Nurse despite being the best student in the village’s only primary […]
Drug Abuse: Effect of Self-Induced Solution for Temporary Relief
Drug Abuse: The illegal commercialization of illicit drugs has led to increased use among teenagers and young adults. Some young people now resort to drugs as a coping mechanism for psychological, social, or emotional trauma, born out of peer pressure, chaotic family environment, negative societal norms and acceptance, trauma, environmental stressors, abandonment, depression, low self-esteem, […]
End Malaria Project In Nigeria
The Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA), with support from Access Bank Plc, launched the End Malaria Project in Lagos, Ebonyi and Kaduna. CAMA and Access Bank commenced the project with an advocacy visit to government and community leaders in the Alimosho and Ikorodu Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos State to familiarize the […]
World Mental Health Day 2021: Coping with Mental Disorders
In Nigeria, issues of mental health and its awareness is spreading fast. In the past, naked or half-clothed individuals who roamed the streets or cities formed the perception of mental illness in Nigeria, as these persons were referred to as lunatics because they lived and ate garbage from the streets. Moreover, people widely believed that […]
The StopCut Project: Why We want to End Female Genital Mutilation.
If FGM practices continue at recent levels, 68 million girls will be cut between 2015 and 2030 in 25 countries where Female Genital Mutilation is routinely practised and more recent data are available – UNFPA, 2020. Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia for no medical or religious […]
The Role of Stakeholders In Improvement of Young People’s Awareness of Sexual and Reproductive Health
The World Health Organization reports that one-quarter of the world’s population comprises young people between 10 – 24 years. In Nigeria, adolescents and young people make up 31% of the entire population. NURHI reports indicated that about one-quarter of Nigerian adolescents are sexually active, with sexual debut ranging from 10-15 years. Let’s look at Grace’s […]