On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. For its first observance, this year’s Day focused on child marriage, which is a fundamental human rights violation…
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World Breastfeeding Week – Breastfeeding; Foundation For Life
World Breastfeeding Week (1st-7th August) is an annual event highlighting the critical importance of breastfeeding for children across the globe. Breastfeeding gives children the healthiest start in life. It is also one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways available to ensure that all children survive and thrive. Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing…
World Hepatitis Day Wants To Eliminate Hepatitis
What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis simply means inflammation of the liver and can be caused by different things. One of the most common causes of chronic (long-term) hepatitis is a viral infection. Hepatitis is most commonly caused by one of three viruses: The Hepatitis A virus: Hepatitis A is a viral liver disease that can cause mild to…
World Mental Health Day – 10 Survival Tips To Keep Your Sanity As A New Mum
Today is World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues and mobilizing efforts in support of better mental health. According to WHO, mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which people realize their own…
Is your Child Returing to school?- Top 10 Things To know About Immunization
As the summer holiday season draws to a close, many parents are getting ready for their kids to either start or resume back at school. It’s been fun to have them home for the summer, but the resumption of their normal routine is probably welcome by most! School is a great opportunity for kids to…
World Blood Donor Day
Wednesday, 14th June 2017, is World Blood Donor Day. On this day, we celebrate the men and women that generously give the gift of life to people they don’t know by freely donating their blood. As a nation, it should be a time of taking stock of how close we are to the target of…
ALERT: WHO Links Processed Meat To Cancer
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report which placed processed meats, including bacon and sausages, in the same category as smoking and asbestos as cancer causing. The WHO’s cancer research unit now classifies processed meat as “carcinogenic to humans” based on evidence from hundreds of studies, and linked it specifically to colon, or colorectal, cancer.…
Today is World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day is April 25, 2012.Mortein Insecticide calls on all moms across Africa to join Mortein and lend their voices in the fight against malaria. Malaria is a dangerous disease with pregnant women and children most vulnerable. Malaria is the number one cause of death in Nigeria, ahead of HIV/AIDS, stroke, coronary heart disease and…