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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday, handed over family planning commodities to Kano State Government. READ ALSO:UNFPA Pledges to Provide More Technical Support to Sokoto State Dr Audu Alayande,…

Women and girls in the Central African Republic, including an estimated 73,000 pregnant women, face significant challenges in accessing reproductive health care and gender-based violence (GBV) services, as insecurity heightens their…

As Nigeria observes Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC emphasizes the importance of collaboration among citizens, healthcare workers, and other stakeholders to eradicate FGM in…

Since July 2024, catastrophic flooding in Chad has wreaked havoc on nearly two million people, marking it as one of the most severe disasters in recent memory. Homes have been swept away, and lives have been shattered. As the…

The Young Men’s Network against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, a socio-cultural pressure group in Imo state Nigeria, has advocated for an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state. The group’s Programme Coordinator in Imo,…

Arrangements have reached advanced stage for the unveiling of an ultramodern obstetrics fistula centre at the General Hospital Calabar in Cross River State, southern Nigeria. The ultramodern fistula centre, which is situated within the…

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday has sensitised groups of Persons With Disability in Borno on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). READ ALSO:UNFPA reiterates commitment to end GBV, maternal deaths…

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has trained more than 300 Adamawa health workers in various capacities, Dr Danladi Idrisa, the Fund’s Programme Officer, said. READ ALSO:Gender Violence: UNFPA provides shelter for Gombe state victims He…

A Reproductive Health Specialist, Dr Omolaso Omosehin, has urged the Lagos State Government to establish youth-friendly centres and young mums clinics in rural areas of the state. Omosehin, former Head of, the Lagos Liaison Office, United…

The Country Representative of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called for an end to  Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), saying the practice is a violation of human right. She told reporters in Abuja on…