Stakeholders Charged to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in Osun
Civil society organisations, Non-governmental organisations, government workers and media practitioners in Osun State have been charged to advocate for the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting, in the state. Circumcision of girls became illegal and punishable under Section 335, the Criminal Code of Osun State which stated that any person who is guilty […]
AIICO Partners HACEY Health Initiative , To Tackle Malaria In Vulnerable Communities
To mark the 2022 World Malaria Day, AIICO Insurance Plc recently partnered HACEY Health Initiative. In a statement on Thursday, Head, Strategic Marketing and Communications, AIICO, Mr Segun Olalandu, explained that the partnership was carried out through an awareness campaign in local communities spread across Lagos, Oyo and Rivers States. He expained that the […]
Hacey Set to Extend Interventions to Family Planning, Immunization, Others in Oyo
Hacey Health Initiative, has assured of its commitment to continue to work on scaling up its medical and healthcare interventions beyond the 95 facilities it is currently working across Oyo State.This is just as it said its current intervention in 21 out of the 33 local government areas is to be expanded to reach more […]
FGM: NGO highlights role of media in ending menace
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Hacey Health Initiative, has called on media practitioners to use their various platforms to campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The NGO which is into the ‘Stop Cut’ project, identified the media as a vital partner in the fight against this menace, urging practitioners to keep informing and educating members of the […]
Stakeholders Charged to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in Osun
Civil society organisations, Non-governmental organisations, government workers and media practitioners in Osun State have been charged to advocate for the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting, in the state. Circumcision of girls became illegal and punishable under Section 335, the Criminal Code of Osun State which stated that any person who is guilty […]
HACEY, AIICO to sensitize Nigerians on World Malaria Day
In response to the World Malaria Day 2022, themed ‘Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives,’ HACEY Health Initiative with support from AIICO insurance is set to sensitize people through its health promotion programs to commemorate the day. The goal of the program is to improve women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice particularly among […]
Intensify Campaign Against FGM, Group Urges Journalists
A Non-Governmental Organization, HACEY Health Initiative, has urged journalists and media practitioners to intensify their campaigns against practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Ekiti State. The one-day advocacy workshop held with media practitioners on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, was centered against the prevalence and perpetrators of FGM in the state. Speaking, the convener, Miss Nifemi […]
Lawyer Calls for Stricter Laws against FGM
A legal practitioner, Barrister Tolulope Adeoti, has stressed the need for stricter penalty for perpetrators of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to stop its prevalence in the country. This is just as she described FGM as a violation of the right of females while charging all stakeholders to rise and stop the practice. Adeoti while delivering a […]