Speaking at the global launch of the Lancet ‘Ending Preventable Stillbirths’ Series that took place at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 19/01/16, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called for stillbirths to be taken out of the shadows of healthcare – removing the cultural stigmas that have made it an invisible death and an invisible grief for mothers suffering the devastating loss of their children. While research has indicated that stillbirths account for almost 2.6 million deaths annually worldwide, 75% of these deaths take place in sub-Saharan African and…
Author: Alaba Rotimi
In a move to create awareness of the direct and indirect costs of stillbirths, Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki, Founder-President of the leading maternal health NGO – Wellbeing Foundation Africa, today spoke with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to call for improvements in health education and access to primary healthcare – key elements to reducing stillbirths around the world. Currently, Nigeria has the second highest estimated stillbirth rate, with more than 300,000 stillbirths in 2015 – of which more than half occurred during labour and birth. Speaking to BBC Focus On Africa Radio Correspondent Akwasi Sarpong, Mrs. Toyin Saraki shared…
Commending Unilever Nigeria for its donation of relief materials, which were distributed to Nigerian Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, Nasarawa and Yola, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called on all corporations to emulate Unilever’s example, and incorporate elements of good corporate citizenship into their Corporate Social Responsibility programs. Having partnered with Unilever Nigeria to distribute personal care and hygiene products to pregnant and nursing mothers in the Wassa IDP Camp in Abuja; several IDP Camps in Borno State, north-east Nigeria; and nurses and midwives in Kwara State, north-central Nigeria, Mrs.…
Princess Stella Oduah, the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, has called on Nigerians to cling to Caution against the fast spreading Lassa Fever. She urged them to imbibe the culture of maintaining a clean environment to avoid further spread of the Lassa Fever as already reported in various states of the Federation. “Maintaining a clean environment is key to avoiding the fast spreading Lassa haemorrhagic fever. Avoiding close contact and reporting suspected victims to the nearest Health Centre will also help to curb it’s further spread. It is important for us to key into the ongoing sensitization campaign by…
Character has a major role to play in the cause of leadership. One of my mentor’s who I cherish and respect a lot once told his followers not to judge leaders by their appearance but by their content and character. My mentor, Martin Lurther Kings Jr. was right when he said leaders should be judged by their content and character and not physical appearance. A person’s character good or bad can inspire another to greatness or discourage another from attempting or trying. Real and true leaders are people who have strong conviction, personal and moral values. Character plays a major…
Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President, while receiving the first baby of the year, 2016, baby Destiny Agu at the Asokoro District Hospital in Federal Capital Territory tasked mothers not to take lightly the issue of training their children to avoid social vices like terrorism in the country. Aisha Buhari who was represented at the event by Mrs. Gimbia Dogara, wife of the Speaker, House of Representatives pointed out that children are the future of our nation. She further stressed that the cause of insecurity in the country is partly because mothers have become complacent or refused to train their…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has met with local manufacturers of electricity meters to re-focus attention on the need to rapidly roll-out meters in order to ensure that distribution companies charge electricity consumers only for energy they consume. From the report submitted to the meeting that there are estimated Three Million non-metered customers nation-wide, even with Government’s resolve to bridge this metering gap as quickly as possible with maximum impact on local manufacturing and employment potentials fully harnessed. The Minister joined by the Minister of State, Mustapha Baba Shehuri challenged the local meter manufacturers…
Mr. Olowookere Samuel, who is the spokesman for Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, debunked on behalf of his Minister, Senator Chris Ngige that the Ministry is requesting submission of Curriculum Vitae of unemployed youths across the country for the purpose of being given employment contrary to what an online medium is making the nation to believe. Mr. Olowookere in a statement entitled: ‘RE: Curriculum Vitae (CV) collection by Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment’ advised the public to disregard this false directive as it did not emanate from Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. The…
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has inaugurated a 5-man Interim Management Committee (IMC) to reorganize and restore healthcare services in the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri. He said that members of the committee were carefully selected after due consideration of their cognate experience, individual merits, integrity and ability to contribute meaningfully to the improvement of healthcare service delivery in Nigeria. Speaking at the occasion, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said that the inauguration of the Interim Management Committee was not a punitive measure to the former management of the FMC, but a remedial measure to restore…
Peace and Security Forum (PSF) urged Nigerians to be willing and open to offer vital information for use which will strengthen the institutions and operations in a manner and way to boost peace and security in the country. The Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Prof. Oshita O. Oshita, gave the charge when he declared open the bi-monthly meeting of the PSF facilitated by the IPCR in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) at the IPCR Complex, Abuja lately. He also revealed that the Peace and Security Forum is supported by the Nigeria Stability and…