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Baby Factories in Nigeria: After the Outrage

September 3, 2013 / / Blog

Less than a couple of weeks ago, yet another baby factory was uncovered.  A line-up of girls, many of whom should be in secondary school studying to make their lives and eventually those of their children better, stood instead, at various stages of pregnancy.  A few babies, too, were held in hands, some on the […]

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Baby factories, Community Health, Infertility

Engaging Lawyers in the Fight against Maternal Mortality in Nigeria

September 3, 2013 / / Blog

In June this year, Save the Children released their annual report, the State of the World’s Mothers Report, 2013. Unsurprisingly, Nigeria found itself near the bottom,the eighth worst place. According to that report, Nigeria was the 169th most unsafe place out of 176 countries surveyed in which a woman could give birth.   1 in 13 […]

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Blogs, Community Health, Health law, Health policy, Maternal Mortality

APPRAISING THE LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR MATERNAL HEALTH IN NIGERIA – THE WAY FORWARD

September 3, 2013 / / Blog

Introduction  The increasing fanciful terms used to describe the state of maternal health in Nigeria has and should become a cause of urgent concern for policy makers, stakeholders and other persons interested in the health, wellbeing and image of the most populous country in Africa. At a Millenium Summit held in New York, World Leaders […]

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Blogs, Community Health, Health law, Health policy, Maternal Mortality

Health Empowerment: Do You Know Your Rights?

April 30, 2012 / / Blog, Community Health
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Do you know your rights in respect of your health?  Do you know what to expect of the government?  Of your doctor? Your nurse? Other health care professionals? Do you know what you are entitled to under Nigerian law?  There is an assumption that people, particularly among the elite, know what their legal and human […]

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Community Health, Health Empowerment

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