HACEY Awards winners of End Female Genital Mutilation Essay Competition in Oyo State
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a practice that comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external Female Genitalia or other injuries to the Female Genital organs for non-medical reasons. Research carried out show that over 2million women are at risk of being mutilated every day. Now older generations have the idea because […]
Digitalizing Sexual Reproductive Health Services Access for Young people
World Health Organization (WHO) states that adolescent-friendly reproductive health services are the services that are accessible, acceptable and appropriate for the youth, free from any form of discrimination. On the 2nd of March 2022, Hacey Health Initiative held a session at the Africanxt 2022 which involved inviting experts on gender and digital health to speak on […]
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 […]
Female Genital Mutilation: The Secret Pains of Women
Twenty Million.According to Unicef, this is the number of women and girls in Nigeria who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). While Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is not exactly taboo in this country, the practice is so common that it is not differentiated from other medical procedures.
Ending Malaria In Nigeria Once And For All
Salawa (real name withheld) had a tragic experience with malaria while she was pregnant. With fever, shaking, chills, headache, muscle aches and tiredness as symptoms, Salawa had to visit the pharmacy for antimalarial drugs safe for her and her growing child. Her husband bought her a Long Lasting Treated Net (LLTN), which she used to […]
Heartbreaks & Mental Health
Heartbreaks are essentially an interesting phenomenon, not necessarily the term you were expecting, but isn’t it? Love is a beautiful thing when feelings are mutual between two parties. Still, unfortunately, both parties may make commitments that no longer meet up, resulting in mutual or non-mutual separation. However the case may be, breakups hurt. We often […]
The Most Important Health Investment Nigeria Should Be Making
Health is a foundational investment in human capital and in economic growth. Without good health, children are unable to go to school and adults are unable to go to work1 which therefore impairs productivity, hinders job prospects and adversely affects human capital development2. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been thought to be a […]