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COVID-19 and high rate of conception, unplanned pregnancies

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N igerians should be concerned about the high rate of conception and unplanned pregnancy at this time of lockdown against the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. Though it might seem that Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) should be the least of our worries during this COVID 19 outbreak, however learning from the Ebola experience, outbreaks such as this increases the risk of the vulnerable population - internally displaced persons, women, and girls - to teenage pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Rape, gender-based violence and Domestic violence. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the global economy and basically disrupting the world order, and as the days go by and the weeks unfold, we have continually seen how the unexpected situation affects every aspect of our lives, with many issues taken for granted becoming major dynamics of the life of individuals and communities. I am sure the question is who thinks about sexual activities wh
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myPharmacy franchise ‘ll improve pharmaceutical needs of Nigerians, Pharmacist assures

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myPharmacy franchise ‘ll improve pharmaceutical needs of Nigerians, Pharmacist assures Mrs Abimbola Adebakin, Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Health Africa, Promoters of myPharmacy franchise chain, says access to affordable and quality medicines will improve with collaboration with partnering pharmacies. Adebakin made the assertion in an interview with the  Nigeria News  Agency on Sunday in  Lagos , following the launch of myPharmacy. myPharmacy is a network of like minded pharmacies/pharmacists who work hand in hand to meet the pharmaceutical needs of Nigerians while growing businesses of economic value. MyPharmacy event  Also,  Nestle Nigeria aims to collaborate with Federal Government to boost Agriculture . “We are promoters of mypharmacy franchise chain; we saw that there was a gap in creating access to affordable and quality medicines. “We also noticed that some of the gaps exist at the last mile, that last mile is where you actually meet pharmacists
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Sex Education: What your child/wards needs to know

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Watch this video and see how shocked the dad was when the kid started to twerk! That is how exposed our kids are either we like it or not! Mention sex education to a Naija parent and watch their countenance change to a very disapproving and judgmental look https://twitter.com/healthcommng/status/1165272340881522688?s=20 Funny how either you like it or not, these kids are exposed to a highly sexualized society and media that pushes out sexual contents like rain during wet season. These kids are now left confused on how to handle what they are seeing and hearing versus what their parents say It is our role to teach them how to handle things right from when they are at a very young age. If you don't give your children sex education, they will learn about sex from somewhere else. Teach them about sex and sexuality so, you can instill the right moral values in them. Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual reproduction, sexual intercour
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A poem dedicated to all the epic women out here!

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I am an African woman, a mother, a sister, a wife, I am also a daughter. I am African because I believe in the Africa woman's dream. I believe in the dream to be equal A dream that breaks the boundary of what the society places upon us as a role. Do you know that which is our Uniqueness? It is the beauty of our indestructible strength of getting knocked down and getting back up. The beauty of a passion for Achieving The beauty of a nurturer  Because I am an African Woman and we are Epic _ Fausiat Bakare-Balogun, Lagos  #ONEChampion   Dedicating this poem to all the Epic African Women in the world to commemorate  #AFRICADAY   What do you think . #HealthCommunicators #ONEChampions #ONECampaign Balogun Fausiat (C)  Founder  Healthcommunicators Media content provider, Trainer & consultant, Communication4Development, Social Media Influencer Catch me on Twitter @HealthcommNG Instagram @Healthcommunicators Facebook & email – Healthco
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People-oriented programmes can curb population explosion in Nigeria

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A s Nigeria celebrates the World Population Day 2019, the Nation needs to strategically implement effective people-oriented programmes that can stem the tide of the negative impact of unbridled population explosion on the countries resources and stability.  Development Communications (DevComs) Network, call on everyone to celebrate this year’s World Population Day with the theme: “25 Years of ICPD: Accelerating the Promise” and make the ICPD promises a reality for the betterment of all Nigerians. Nigeria’s rising population remains a threat to the country’s economic and social development, 25 years after the historic International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The little resources apportioned for a certain number of people is being stretched to more people because of the large population thereby stagnating future development and advancement of the country. Photo: The Nigeria Child, what future do they have? The ICPD was the inaugura
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CELLGEVITY and How it Works Cellgevity is a total game changer and helps the body maintain the Best of Health. Cellgevity helps to raise Glutathione in the cells and when that happens health can be remarkably improved. Most chronic health challenges are associated with low glutathione, including  Diabetes, Arthritis, Hypertension, Stroke, Asthma, Sickle Cell, Prostate, Infertility, Cancer, Kidney Disease,  Hepatitis B/C and over 70 other diseases. You may not understand how only one product is capable doing all these at the same time unless you understand the power of Glutathione. So What is Glutathione?? Glutathione is the most important antioxidant in the human body. Without it all other antioxidants eg Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A etc. cannot function effectively. Glutathione also strengthens our immune system, detoxifies our cells, and protects us against oxidative stress. We cannot live without glutathione. It is essential for human life. If we have enough glutathione
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Meet Hadiza, a sweet 16 year-old who was married to her uncle at 9

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Meet Hadiza, a sweet 16 year-old who was married to her uncle at 9, pregnant at 12 and developed an obstetric fistula after prolonged labour and her baby’s death Today is International Day to # EndObstetricFistula Read Hadiza story below!!!  Hadiza was one of 63 fistula patients at the Danja Fistula Center in Niger with whom I spent a week in February. Hadiza is recovering from her 4th fistula surgery a month ago and lives in hope that she will be “dry” again. Fistula is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of women, sadly 90% of them in Africa. Their story, like that of Hadiza, is one that hardly gets told. The tragedy of obstetric fistula for women and girls in Africa An obstetric fistula is a childbirth complication due to obstructed labour when the tissues between a woman’s vagina and her bladder or rectum are damaged from the continuous pressure from the baby’s head stuck in the birth canal. The dead tissue falls off resulting in a hole through which the w
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