By Amina Salisu The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria ( FOMWAN) ,Bauchi State chapter, says that plans were in pipeline to establish a gymnastic centre in its primary healthcare centre to support the wellness of senior citizens for wellness. Hajiya Habiba Usman, state chairperson of the state, stated this at a one- day […]
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By Lizzy Carr Bauchi State Commissioner Ministry of Budget Economic Planning and Multilateral Coordination Amina Katagum has noted that budget line for immunization is embedded in the budget of the implementing Ministry, Department and Agency. Amina Katagum was responding to a request by the Bauchi State Zero Dose Learning Hub Community of Practice (CoP) request
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By Lizzy Carr Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Board has flag off the activation of nutrition corners and creation of facility gardens at PHCs level as a strategy towards reducing the high burden of malnutrition in the state. The project supported by Catalysing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience ( CASCADE ) and Development
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By Lizzy Carr A consultant Psychiatrist with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi Dr Fawaz Babandi has attributed the recent spate of alleged killings among family members in the state to subtle mental health issues among individuals that is not known to the public. Speaking to our correspondent on recent reports of three violent
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By Bashir Hassan A Bauchi based Women led Organisation, Attah Sisters Helping Hand Foundation (ASHH Foundation), has closed out its project in Kafin Madaki and Miri communities of Ganjuwa and Bauchi Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. The Project, with funding from Women for Women International which was supported by the Conflict, Stability, and Security
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By Lizzy Carr The executive chairman Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board Dr Rilwanu Mohammed has stated that the State government has committed one hundred million naira for nutrition activities with five million naira allocated from each of the twenty local government councils. Speaking when he received in audience the Civil Society Scaling Up
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By Danhassan Abubakar Bauchi State House of Assembly (BAHA) in collaboration with Attah Sisters Helping Hand (ASHH) Foundation and Child is Gold Foundation, with support from Women for Women International (WFWI) have organised public hearing on a bill seeking to establish sanitary pad banks in Schools and Correctional Facilities across Bauchi State. The bill public
By Lizzy Carr Health workers and community leaders in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State have called for the construction of accomodations to house immunization officers involve in outbreak response and polio campaigns in the area as a strategy to improve immunization coverage. They spoke when the supervision team of Bauchi State Zero Dose
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……..calls for a dedicated budget line for menstrual hygiene management in schools By Bashir Hassan A Women-led Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), African HUB for Community Progress Initiative in Nigeria (AfriHUB), has advocated for a dedicated budget line for the management of mentrual hygiene in schools in Bauchi State. The NGO also canvassed for the establishment
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By Bashir Hassan Abubakar In a renewed effort to further entrench Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) behaviour change among communities, a Bauchi based Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Attah Sisters Helping Hand (ASHH) Foundation has sensitized 50 household heads in Dass Local Government Area, Bauchi State on SRHR for informed engagement with their adolescent girls.
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