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There are 10 item(s) tagged with the keyword "Nigeria".
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- 1. Towards curtailing infant, maternal mortality profile
Tonte Ibray, National Coordinator of White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, reacts to the statements made during the recent World Health Assembly, where Nigeria was celebrated by the World Health Organisation for leading global efforts aimed at reducing mother and child mortality.
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- 2. Nigeria's National Health Bill: Delayed, Disputed and Desperately Needed
The National Health Bill will see an increased proportion of the national budget spent on health. However, it also contains some dangerous clauses.
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- 3. A Step to Deliver on Family Planning: Community Based Access to Injectable Contraceptives
As a result of advocacy efforts by White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria and FHI360, Nigeria's National Council of Health approves a task sharing policy that will allow community health extension workers to provide injectable contraceptives in communities.
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- By H.E. Toyin Saraki
- 4. WRA Nigeria Mourns Passing of Senator Dantong
WRA Nigeria mourns the passing of Senator Dantong, an advocate of maternal health and a great supporter of the Alliance.
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- 5. Health Bill: Panacea to achieving reduction in maternal deaths
WRA Nigeria National Coordinator Tonte Ibraye and WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown discuss the importance of the Nigerian National Health Bill to improving maternal health.
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- 6. Breaking down barriers to birth control
Tonte Ibraye, National Coordinator of White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, participates in the Guardian Roundtable to disucss barriers to birth control and youth sexual and reproductive health.
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- 7. The White Ribbon Alliance holding Governments to Account to promises for Women and Children
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- 8. The Traffina Foundation: Identifying Harmful Cultural Practices in Nigeria
This posting comes from Ibe Chinomnso Traffina, a midwife and the founder of the Traffina Foundation for Community Health in Nigeria. Her description of the foundation’s work to prevent maternal mortality in her community is a reminder of the need for local responsibility and potential for local solutions. A great deal of progress can be made when individuals use knowledge of their own community’s problems and resources to create solutions.
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