Temie Giwa is the chief executive of LifeBank, a five month old startup that is using technology to solve the problem of blood shortage across Nigeria. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365 series, Giwa tells us more about LifeBank Can you tell us more about LifeBank? Yes, LifeBank is a technology and logistic company. And... Read More

blood, helath, Impact365, Lifebank, logistics, Maternal Mortality, nigeria, technology, Temie Giwa

June 10, 2013

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DRC Congo tops the list of ’10 Most Challenging Places in the World to be a Mother’, see others

by Akan Ido Earlier this month, we profiled the 30 best places in the world to be a mother — those countries where women are given the social, economic and educational tools to build the best possible lives for their children. But it’s also important to take a closer look at areas of the world where mothers... Read More

africa, Africa Children, Africa Famine, Africa Maternal Health, Best-And-Worst-Places-To-Be-a-Mother, Bslide-Globalmotherhood, Child Malnutrition, Education Africa, Global Motherhood, Impact News, Maternal Mortality, motherhood, Save The Children, State Of The World's Mothers Report

December 1, 2012

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Temie Giwa: It’s hard out there for a girl (YNaija FrontPage)

Thousands of women are sexually assaulted each year, and even more are just plain assaulted. It is hard out there for a girl, and it is harder still in Nigeria. It is hard out there for a girl. It has always been hard for girls in every society and it still is in most. Women... Read More

abuse, childbirth, gender, Health, Maternal Mortality, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, rape, Zulai Buhari

April 14, 2012

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Temie Giwa: “As it stands, there are about 500,000 abortions in Nigeria every year” (YNaija Frontpage)

One thing that has served as the central goal of my professional life has been my commitment to doing all I can to save the lives of African women and particularly Nigerian women… Imagine that there is something, one single action or policy that could lower Nigeria’s high rate of maternal mortality by 70%, prevent... Read More

HIV/AIDS, Maternal Mortality, Nigerian women, pregnancies, unsafe abortions

March 22, 2012

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Akintunde Oyebode: A time to honour our mothers (YNaija Frontpage)

by Akintunde Oyebode “…pregnancy is not a disease” but our mothers keep dying due to ignorance.” – Onyema Afulukwe of the Centre for Reproductive Rights. Every year, on Mother’s Day, the church nominates a young person to deliver the sermon. It was my sister’s turn this year, and as I listened to her speak, the topic for... Read More

abortion, health care in Nigeria, Maternal Mortality, Mother's Day, ynaija

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Akintunde Oyebode: A time to honour our mothers (YNaija Frontpage)

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