November 25
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Northern Governors' Wives to Launch Polio Eradication Campaign
Daily Trust
Wives of the governors of the 19 northern states under the aegis of Northern Governor's Wives Forum will soon launch polio eradication campaigns in all the three geopolitical zones... Read more »
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Schoolgirl Pregnancies - Try Adherence to Rules [opinion]
Daily News
SAYING 'no thank you' was part of etiquettes in the area where I grew up. My mother was so strict that none of her girls accepted a gift, no matter how small, not even if it was... Read more »
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'Cross Rive Records Zero Child, Maternal Death in 2011'
Vanguard
Cross River State government has announced that the state recorded zero child, maternal death in 2011. Read more »
November 24
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Afribaby Partners FRSC On Maternal, Infants' Road Safety
This Day
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and AFRIBABY INITIATIVE, a non-government organisation, have concluded plans to ensure the safety of nursing mothers and their infants on the... Read more »
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Hurray! It's a Bouncing Baby [opinion]
Vanguard
For hours, Daniel Abiodun was lurked in a deep despair, as he peaces restlessly at the maternity ward in a Lagos hospital. Like a flash, series of event race through his troubled... Read more »
November 23
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Rolling Out Kangaroo Mother Care [analysis]
ThinkAfricaPress
With over a quarter of a million newborn babies in Nigeria dying before they reach one month, could Kangaroo Mother Care be part of the solution? Read more »
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Slashing the Maternal Mortality Rate in Bo
IRIN
In Bo, central Sierra Leone, maternal mortality rates have dropped 61 percent since 1990 thanks to cost-free 24/7 emergency obstetric care and an efficient ambulance service and... Read more »
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'Why Maternal Mortality Rate Is High'
Daily Trust
Minister of State for Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, has identified cost of healthcare as one of the factors hindering Nigeria's progress in curbing the menace of maternal mortality.... Read more »
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One Million Babies Die in Pre-Term Birth Yearly
NEWS
Liberia joined the world to celebrate World Prematurity Day with Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saye Dahn Bawoo revealing that more than one million babies died yearly from... Read more »
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Early Pregnancies Are Killing Continent's Girls
New Era
One factor which contributes greatly to the high levels of maternal and infant mortality is early or teenage pregnancies, says Madam Graça Machel. Read more »
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More Women Access Family Planning Services - Report
New Times
Rwanda is among the top three African countries to record an increase in the use of modern family planning contraceptives, the latest report on the State of World Population 2012... Read more »
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MTN Files Complaint Against Judge
Independent
MTN Uganda has lodged a formal complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in Uganda against the Chief Magistrate of the Buganda Road Magistrates Court, Sylvia Nabagala. Read more »
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DNA Gives Away Defiler of Nyandarua Schoolgirl
The Star
A man has been handed a 15 years in jails for defiling and impregnating a 16-year -old girl in Nyandarua. The ruling by a Naivasha court came after the presentation of DNA results... Read more »
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Pregnant Woman, Nurse Die in Crash
The Star
A pregnant woman and a nurse were among the three people who died in an accident at Takaungu on the Mombasa-Malindi highway yesterday. Read more »
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Women Still Denied Access to Modern Family Planning Methods [opinion]
New Times
THE ability to decide when to have children, and how many, is seen as one of the most significant social advances of recent decades. However, this quiet but profound revolution has... Read more »
November 22
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Solutions to Most Diseases Lie in the Forests of Africa - Nwakanma
Vanguard
Mr. Moses Ndubuisi Nwakanma, a botanist, geneticist and environmental biologist, is a lecturer in the Department of Biological Science, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. In this... Read more »
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POIB - the Sound of Secrets [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Wednesday saw the beginning of the last round of Parliamentary deliberations on the controversial Protection of State Information Bill, from the ad hoc committee which has been... Read more »
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Teen Pregnancy Set Back for Girl Learner-North West Premier [press release]
SA Govt
The high-rate of pregnancy among learners reflects moral decay within our society and is a setback for the girl learner as it impacts negatively on the emancipation of women and... Read more »
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They Erred but Should Go Back to School
Daily News
THE Constitution Review Commission has been told that it is unfair to terminate the educational pursuits of schoolgirls who get pregnant. Read more »
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Gauteng Health Condemns Neglect of Pregnant Woman
SAnews.gov.za
The Gauteng Department of Health has strongly condemned the conduct of a nurse who allowed a pregnant patient to give birth on the street outside Soshanguve Community Health... Read more »
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Three-Week-Old Baby in Need of Blood
The Star
The family of a three-week-old baby Lynn Wanjiku is appealing for blood to save the baby's life. Baby Lynn is currently at the intensive care unit of Gertrude's Children Hospital... Read more »
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Department Condemns Neglect of Pregnant Woman in Soshanguve [press release]
SA Govt
The Gauteng Department of Health has strongly condemned the conduct of nurse who allowed a pregnant patient to give birth on the street outside Soshanguve Community Health Centre. Read more »
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Have Maternity Fees Been Scrapped or Not? [opinion]
Sokwanele
There has been grave confusion over the scrapping of maternity fees, one report I read in July claimed the Ministry of Health had sent letters to hospitals and clinics stating fees... Read more »
November 21
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Miracle Baby for Cancer Patient
Health-e
It is a handsome, energised young couple that meet me at a coffee shop in Claremont, Cape Town. Lee-Anne (28) orders an apple juice - she's careful of what she eats and drinks... Read more »
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Gov. Al-Makura Promises 500 HIV, Aids Prevention Services Centres for Mothers
Leadership
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, on Tuesday promised to provide over 500 centres for the Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services in the state before... Read more »
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