August 03
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AU Chief Adresses International Conference On Maternal, Newborn and Child Health [document]
African Union
STATEMENT BY H.E. Dr. Nkosazana C. Dlamini Zuma Chairperson of the African Union Commission to the Read more »
August 02
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Conference to Foster Mother, Child Health
VOA
The 1st International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Africa got underway Thursday in Johannesburg. Organizers say while much has been done to reduce mortality... Read more »
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Poor Plastic Feeding Bottles Causing Cancer in Children - Expert
Daily News
THE increasing use of substandard plastic feeding bottles has contributed to a rise in the number of cancer cases in children aged below 20 years. Read more »
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Western Cape Minister Fritz - Child Neglect Is Inexcusable [press release]
SA Govt
I am saddened, and at the same time angered by the discovery of the body of three year old Olivia Voeght. Read more »
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NGO Seeks to Transform Tarime Youths' Lives
Daily News
TANZANIA Youth Alliance for Development and Cooperation (TYADCO) has selected Tarime as its first beneficiary district in Mara Region. Read more »
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Social Development Overstepping the Boundary With Anti-Spanking Proposal [press release]
DA
The DA is concerned by recent media reports suggesting that the Department of Social Development is drafting a bill to outlaw the spanking of children by their parents. Read more »
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Lulu Xingwana's Department of Shambles [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It's Women's Month in South Africa, which means that South African women have a whole 31 days to sit back and relax, knowing they're in the safe hands of a government department... Read more »
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PF Youths Continue Attacking ECZ
Zambia Reports
Patriotic Front youth have continued their assault on the Electoral Commission of Zambia with Lusaka Province youth chairperson Kennedy Kamba telling a PF meeting that they will be... Read more »
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Stop Institutionalization of Children With Disability
The Star
Separate institutions that provide learning for children with disability should be faced out in order to curb stigmatization. UNICEF Director Marcel Rudasingwa says, disabled... Read more »
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Children Caught Up in Egypt Crisis [press release]
AlertNet
Thousands of children are being exploited by both sides in violent clashes since the military ousted President Mohamed Morsi last month, warns charity Plan International. Read more »
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Introduction of Life-Saving Pneumococcal Vaccine Targets 1.3 Million Infants [press release]
GAVI
Sudanese children have begun receiving pneumococcal vaccine that will protect them from a leading cause of pneumonia, the biggest killer of children under five in low income... Read more »
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Aluu Four - Court to Rule On Bail Applications August 5
This Day
The Rivers State High Court, presided over by Justice Letam Nyordee, Thursday commenced hearing on the trial of persons accused of the murder of four students of the University of... Read more »
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Taking Youth Devt to the Next Level [opinion]
This Day
It is a very significant fact for our national project today that Nigeria can rightly be considered as a country of young people. This is because more than 70% of Nigeria's total... Read more »
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Hitch-Free Event Pledged As Annual Youth Summer Camp Approaches
The Point
Parents and guardians have again been given assurances of the safety and wellbeing of their kids who will be participating in the 2nd edition of the Annual Youth Summer Camp. Read more »
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Aluu Four - Court Resumes Trial of Suspected Killers of Uniport Students
Leadership
A Rivers State High Court presided by Justice Letam Nyordee yesterday resumed the trial of the suspected killers of four students of the University of Port Harcourt, Choba, at Aluu... Read more »
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Teaching Children the Virtue of Self Confidence [opinion]
Daily Trust
There is still this debate on whether curriculum on virtue should be taught in school or not. I do not know if it should either, but one thing I know however, is that it is first... Read more »
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Kadpoly Registers Beggars' Children
Daily Trust
Kaduna Polytechnic under its Social Welfare Development Initiative (SOWEDI) yesterday issued birth certificates to about 300 children of beggars residing at the popular Kaduna... Read more »
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Daily Trust
No fewer than 18 states have so far registered to participate in the maiden edition of the Tony Anenih U-18 football competition. Read more »
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Foundation Seeks Donors to Help Save Baby
Leadership
An Abuja-based charity organisation, Dependable Basic Child Foundation, has appealed to good-spirited Nigerians to quickly come to the aid of a dying baby, Master Abdullahi... Read more »
August 01
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Breastfeeding Is the Cheapest and Most Effective Life-Saver in History - Unicef
Concord
During World Breastfeeding Week starting today, Unicef is focusing on breastfeeding as the most effective and inexpensive way of saving a child's life. But with less than half of... Read more »
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Bauchi to Make Education Compulsory
Leadership
The Bauchi State government is set to make education compulsory for all children of school age. Read more »
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Concord
Unicef Sierra Leone Joins a Global Unicef Initiative Calling for Ending Violence Against Children.violence Against Children Is All Too Often Unseen, Unheard and Underreported, Said... Read more »
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Study Links Hygiene and Height in Childhood Growth
IRIN
Soap and clean water for effective handwashing can help boost a young child's growth, according to the first large-scale scientific review to link hygiene to height - one measure... Read more »
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Fewer Children Born With HIV - Zuma
SAPA
Reports indicate that fewer South African children are being born HIV-positive, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. Read more »
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Five Almajirai Found Dead in Jigawa
Daily Trust
Five almajirai were yesterday found dead at Sabuwan Gwaram in Gwaram town in Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Read more »
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