Healthcommunicators

A community woman being interviewed by our Journalists We (Devcoms, Healthcommng, Notagaincampaign) led a team of Journalist to Takwa Bay Community area in Lagos state yesterday to observe their state of maternal and health care challenges. When you hear of #TakwaBay what comes to mind is beautiful ocean, beach, boat rides but the reality is different when we got to the community. According to Baale of #TakwaBay over 250,000 people lives in this community, men, women and children. But #Takwabay community does not have a nepa/phcn Poll not to talk of having electricity since they started leaving there thousands of years ago. This simply means all the benefits of electricity has never been enjoyed in this community. Women deliver their babies in darkness. The community has a modern #healthcentre but without access to electricity things are not running smoothly especially for women and children. The only means of transportation to the community is via sea, ...

We had a chat with @Ronikpe  who answered our questions on the topic "Linkage between family Planning and women's health" You want to know why to space birth and not rush the child bearing process because you want to slay and get your figure shaprapraly again, you need to read this.   @Devcoms Dr Ronald Ikpe (medical). runs MRI Medic Consulting limited, a one-stop health Consulting outfit ( mrimedicconsulting.com ) with a special interest in general wellness  The impact of childbearing is directly proportional to the time interval of births. The lesser the spacing, the less healthy a woman is. We should realize that pregnancy is a physically and emotionally demanding process/journey for every woman-  "There is a need for a woman to recover fully before embarking on another pregnancy journey"  The process of birth or childbirth will not be complete without mentioning that it starts with the pregnancy itself, the jo...

Newswise — A global program that addresses the reproductive health needs of people living in poor urban communities—The Challenge Initiative—has been awarded a $20.5-million supplemental grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The award will allow the Initiative to focus more on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health issues. The grant from the Gates Foundation includes funds from Gates Philanthropy Partners.  The Initiative, led by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute on Population and Reproductive Health within the Population, Family and Reproductive Health Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is now actively implementing its evidence-based urban reproductive health interventions in 52 cities across four regions: East Africa, Francophone West Africa, Nigeria and India. The supplemental award will allow the Initiative to address the needs of youth, ages 15 to 24 years, with best-practice programming, in addition to its pro...

The long awaited event which took place over the weekend at New Castle Hotel, Oniru Lekki, Lagos marks the first edition of #FitAmazingMums . The event was targeted at Pregnant women and new mums. Its aim was to educate these women and empower them with adequate knowledge on how to live healthy and stay fit during and after pregnancy. The event started at about noon with an opening address by the Co-Founder, VibrantMeNG, Chioma Ukariaku welcoming the attendees and explaining the aims and objectives of the event. The Facilitators for the event includes – Iwo Akinyoyenu (Founder, FitFabandAlive); Ladejobi Damola ( Founder, AskDamz); Collins Akanno (Founder, Diet234); Amaka Obi (Founder, WivesRoundtable); Nkem A. Adedokun (Founder, NineKay); and Folajimi Adesanya (Founder, PG&D Physiomedics). There were different activities – fitness exercises, aerobics, yoga, talks on nutrition and a panel session moderated by Stella Chibuike-Ezike discussing “Coping with Motherho...

They will approach you a friend and tell you they like to lift you up and make you cool, help you fit in #NoExcuse4DrugAbuse They will tell you " cocaine will make you a life of the party" and They will tell you Ecstasy can make you be with a lot of girls. #NoExcuse4DrugAbuse They don't care if the drugs ruin your life, they just want to sell and make profit.  Get the facts about drugs and make your own decision @Healthcommng Balogun Fausiat (C)  Founder  Healthcommunicators Media content provider, Trainer & consultant, Communication4Development, Social Media Influencer Catch me on Twitter @HealthcommNG Instagram @Healthcommunicators Facebook & email – Healthcommunicatorsng@ gmail.com, fausiatbakare@gmail.com

If you grew up around Shitta/mushin then you will know the meaning of science students. It's a miracle how I ended up sane and well groomed as an adult - Narrator  Drugs destroyed many of my peers growing up. As at the time they were bosses and chairmen's tho You probably know someone who has been affected by drugs, directly or indirectly.  Let me share my friend's story his  name is Ola (Not real name) It started with the weeds then the pills and acid, making cocktails of all sort of drugs and overdosing to make them last longer He ended up homeless and on the streets living in a box, out of school and begging for alms. Young people today are exposed very early to drugs. Students now have people selling or offering them drugs on school property  -DRUGS affects the mind -Drugs destroy creativity. When the drugs wears off you crashes even lower than the highest you have ever been  Drugs and its effects  DAGGA: cause...

They say love conquers all! But when it comes to Sickle Cell, does love really conquer? When you Consider the emotional and financial strain that comes with having children with Sickle Cell Anaemia, is it still worth it? They tell us to marry someone we love. If the said partner has been verified to be a faithful believer and a true love, Is it still a valid reason for 2 people who are not genotype compatible go ahead and get married? #Tweet4SickleCell In as much as we know that considering our future partners’ religious beliefs and morals are important factor, the health aspect cannot be neglected. Some choices you make can mar your relationships no matter how strong it is. #Tweet4SickleCell I am an advocate for "marry the one you love" but is love really all it takes? Is love really enough? when clap enter dance will your love be strong enough to hold? Do you know that Genotype compatibility is an important factor too? #Tweet4SickleCell S...