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Adolescence is a time for young people to have a healthy start in life. However, the number of adolescents reporting poor mental health is increasing. Building strong bonds and connecting to youth can protect their mental health. Orphanages, schools and READ MORE
Lacking psychosocial competence, Nigerian orphanage youths face stressors including deprivation, social-isolation and stigmatization, suffering the consequent negative mental health impact[1]. In addition, lacking vocational skills upon aging out of orphanage care, these youths are vulnerable to stressors from unemployment and READ MORE
Ihedioha Emmanuel Chukwunwike (MD)Principal Investigator, My sister’s keeper Project. Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that involves the partial or total removal the external genitalia of girls and young women for non-medical reasons. The practice is widespread in many READ MORE
To end domestic and sexual violence, men and boys need to be part of the solution and use their voice for change. To end SGBV men and boys need to be engaged in the process of personal, relational and social READ MORE
Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting(FGM/C) is a harmful practice on girls and women which causes irreparable sexual, reproductive and psychological harm. FGM/C is recognized internationally as a violation of the fundamental human rights of girls and women. It constitutes an READ MORE
BCG BIRTH DOSE VACCINATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES Bacille Calmette Guerin(BCG) is the vaccine given to prevent Tuberculosis, a communicable disease that has an incidence of about 322 per 100,000 in Nigeria with only about 15% of the cases READ MORE
In Nigeria, despite the huge effort invested so far in vaccine provision and access, there is sadly a huge gap in timely and completed vaccine uptake leading to weak, incomplete and sometimes totally absent immunization protection. Our immunization schedule alert READ MORE