By Elizabeth Carr Bauchi State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Child Development and Social Welfare, Zainab Baban Tanko has commended Governor Bala Mohammed for giving women a new recognition in the social and political spheres of the State. She was speaking at aone day stakeholders consultative meeting on review of the Bauchi State gender policy held […]
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By Bashir Hassan Abubakar Every year the Federal and State Government’s Primary Health Care Development Agencies and World bodies like UNICEF, WHO and other International humanitarian organisations commemorates World Exclusive Breastfeeding Week (WEBW) with lots of awareness creation on the benefits of breastfeeding newborns exclusively, for the first six months after birth. This practice of
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By Lizzy Carr The executive chairman Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board Dr Rilwanu Mohammed has acknowledged the support of Africa Health Budget Network (AHBNs) and AFENET in the Zero Dose Learning Hub implementation in the state that has helped Bauchi to achieve 87% Penta 3 uptake as contained in NDHS 2023/24. This he
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By Bashir Hassan The ongoing Measles Integrated Campaign is recording an appreciable level of success in Bauchi Metropolis. Our Correspondent, who was part of a select group of Journalists that went round some of the Primary Health Care Centres on Day Three of the exercise, observed impressive turnout of caregivers who were availing themselves the
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By Amina Ahmed Medical experts have identified poor and inadequate breastfeeding as a major reason behind malnutrition. Malnutrition is a major contributor to high infant mortality rate in Nigeria and other African countries. Food insecurity is a leading cause of the scourge as it inhibits mothers from boosting their dietary intake and produce enough milk
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By Bashir Hassan Abubakar The ASHH Foundation initiated Community Peace Mediators (CPMs) in Bauchi and Ganjuwa LGAs of Bauchi State have conducted their monthly review and feedback meetings. A press statement by ASHH Foundation’s Communication officer, Joseph Sule said, the meeting had documented 10 cases handled by mediators in Kafin Madaki community. The report from
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By Mohammed Isa In a bid to enhance awareness on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) amongst young women and adolescents girls of reproductive age, a Bauchi based NGO, ASHH Foundation recently conducted a sensitization exercise for 25 religious leaders across 5 communities in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The the sensitization activity
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By Danhassan Abubakar Young Women and Adolescent Girls of reproductive age in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State have expressed their concerns and hopes in seeing that safe and enabling environment is provided for enhanced knowledge on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) within their peer groups. Their fears and concerns were some of
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………….unveils IEC materials on MMS uptake drive By Bashir Hassan Towards improved maternal nutrition for expectant women and adolescent girls in Bauchi State, Bill and Millenda Gates Foundation (BMG) funded fhi 360 Alive & Thrive Project has unveiled draft Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials developed, to equip Journalists with an innovative approach to information
By Bashir Hassan Abubakar As the world commemorates the 2024 International Day of the Girl, Bauchi State Ministry of Education in collaboration with IKRA Foundation for Women and Youth Development, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have commemorated the day in Bauchi, where over 200 adolescent girls drawn from 8 selected secondary
