According to a child health expert, six months of exclusive breast-feeding of a baby can save about 800,000 children under 5 years of age from childhood killer diseases. At a two-day training for media champions, organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, in collaboration with Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health... Read More

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August 4, 2014

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Adanna Chukwuma: Nigeria- our children are dying and taking our future with them (Y! Policy Hub)

by Adanna Chukwuma As long as we continue to lose our children to preventable disease, we not only perpetuate the unjust conditions that cause these deaths, we stall our progress as a nation. Have you been to a hospital nursery lately? The next time you visit one; randomly count eight children out of the crowd.... Read More

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July 23, 2012

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FG promises expectant mothers N5,000 stipend

by Isi Esene Nigerian unborn babies now seem to have some stipend from the Federal Government awaiting them to start life as soon as they are delivered. This is so as the FG has concluded plans to pay pregnant women who attend antenatal clinics as part of efforts to tackle the menace of maternal mortality.... Read More

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FG promises expectant mothers N5,000 stipend

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