Wellbeing Foundation Africa – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 22 Aug 2019 07:35:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Wellbeing Foundation Africa – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Toyin Saraki welcomes Eradication of Wild Polio Virus Milestone https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-welcomes-eradication-of-wild-polio-virus-milestone/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 07:35:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=236889 Toyin Saraki, global advocate and Founder-President of leading women and children’s health organisation, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, has welcomed the milestone of Nigeria being free of Wild Polio Virus for three years. In a statement released on on Wednesday 21st August, 2019 by her office Mrs. Saraki stated: “Today Nigeria marks a great milestone by [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki appointed to UNPFA International Steering Committee on Population and Development https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-appointed-to-unpfa-international-steering-committee-on-population-and-development/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:03:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234333 Toyin Saraki has been appointed to United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) International Steering Committee on Population and Development (ICPD) to catalyse new global and regional commitments 25 years after Cairo Summit. In a significant high-level global gender and rights commitment, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) Toyin Saraki has accepted the official invitation of [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa expands flagship MamaCare programme; UNFPA grant focuses on improving nutrition alongside Maternity Care https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-expands-flagship-mamacare-programme-unfpa-grant-focuses-on-improving-nutrition-alongside-maternity-care/ Tue, 14 May 2019 17:01:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=232770 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has announced a major expansion of its MamaCare Antenatal and Postnatal Education program in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The ‘MamaCare + Nutrition program’ will now reach four more local government associations and a further twenty-eight healthcare facilities. The Foundation has strengthened its midwifery workforce, who will help the program [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki welcomes new World Health Organization ‘State of Health in Africa’ Report https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-welcomes-new-world-health-organization-state-of-health-in-africa-report/ Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:27:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214647 Dakar, Senegal – 29th August 2018: Toyin Saraki welcomes new World Health Organization ‘State of Health in Africa’ report; calls for sustainable improvements towards universal health coverage Her Excellency Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Special Adviser to the Independent Advisory Group of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, has welcomed the launch of [...]

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]]> EmONC Training: Ground-breaking Health Partnership to expand across Kwara State https://www.theinfostride.com/emonc-training-ground-breaking-health-partnership-to-expand-across-kwara-state/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:39:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=212886 The ground-breaking partnership between the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Johnson & Johnson and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is set to expand across the whole of Kwara State, in an announcement that took place on 6th August 2018. The partnership, which focuses on Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (EmONC) training in healthcare facilities to improve [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation partners with Air Force to provide free Cancer Screening for over 300 women https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-partners-with-air-force-to-provide-free-cancer-screening-for-over-300-women/ Wed, 04 Jul 2018 11:50:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=210113 Walk the Talk initiative berths in Ilorin; Wellbeing Foundation partners with Air Force to provide free Cancer screening for over 300 women – 3rd July 2018 Last weekend the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) brought the ‘Walk the Talk’ initiative to Ilorin, Kwara State, as part of its commitment to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A WBFA team [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki judges Cannes Lions in landmark first for Nigeria; praises innovators and change-makers https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-judges-cannes-lions-in-landmark-first-for-nigeria-praises-innovators-and-change-makers/ Sat, 23 Jun 2018 14:05:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209294 Friday 22nd June 2018 – At the invitation of Cannes Lions, the International Festival of Creativity, H.E. Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki is this week serving as a jury member for participants competing towards the Lion award and celebrating the best creative work from around the world. The Cannes Lions this year saw landmark themes on gender [...]

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]]> Toyin Ojora Saraki celebrates Midwives on International Workers Day; praises Midwifery Leaders Showcase https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-ojora-saraki-celebrates-midwives-on-international-workers-day-praises-midwifery-leaders-showcase/ Tue, 01 May 2018 20:50:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206060 H.E. Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), has marked International Workers Day by paying tribute to WBFA midwives and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM). Mrs Saraki praised the Midwifery Leaders Showcase, an ICM initiative which tells the stories of midwives all over the world in a series of featured [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa hosts Stakeholders Review Meeting on Cancer Assessment Report in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-hosts-stakeholders-review-meeting-on-cancer-assessment-report-in-nigeria/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:01:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=205258 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) yesterday in Abuja hosted a stakeholders’ meeting to review the Rapid Assessment of the Prevention and Control of Cancer in Nigeria report, a collaborative study undertaken by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, with support from Amref Health Africa. H.E Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki welcomed various stakeholders operating within the health sector, [...]

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]]> H.E Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki named as Special Advisor to the World Health Organization https://www.theinfostride.com/h-e-mrs-toyin-ojora-saraki-named-as-special-advisor-to-the-world-health-organization/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:39:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202860 H.E Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki has been named as special advisor to the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) of WHO AFRO, the World Health Organization’s presence in Africa. The appointment was made earlier this month by Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, in a move intended to bring Mrs Saraki’s considerable frontline experience to [...]

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]]> Toyin Ojora-Saraki delivers Keynote Address to Commonwealth Africa Summit in London https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-ojora-saraki-delivers-keynote-address-to-commonwealth-africa-summit-in-london/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:08:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202455 H.E Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki today, 14th March 2018 delivered a keynote address to the 5th Annual Commonwealth Africa Summit in London, United Kingdom as more than 400 global and African thought leaders converged in London to discuss how Africa’s growing youth population can transform the continent. As the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa [...]

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]]> Devex named Toyin Ojora-Saraki the “Health-for-All Champion” https://www.theinfostride.com/devex-named-toyin-ojora-saraki-the-health-for-all-champion/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:48:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202214 Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) was on 12th March 2018 named the “Health-for-All Champion” and recognised as one of four women making waves in global health by Devex, the international development media platform and social enterprise. Upon receiving the accolade, Mrs Saraki commented: “It is time that we open [...]

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]]> Dapchi Girls: Mrs Saraki calls for Citizen Engagement, Increased Vigilance to combat Forced Abductions https://www.theinfostride.com/dapchi-girls-mrs-saraki-calls-for-citizen-engagement-increased-vigilance-to-combat-forced-abductions/ Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:22:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=201206 The Wife of the Senate President and Chair, Forum of Senators’ Wives, Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has emphasized the need for Nigerians to be more vigilant and mindful of activities happening around their communities. “Nigerians never expected that another abduction could happen again in the country, given the lessons learnt with the Chibok girls.” [...]

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]]> Toyin Ojora-Saraki welcomes Progress on Cooperation and Health Goals at AU Summit https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-ojora-saraki-welcomes-progress-on-cooperation-and-health-goals-at-au-summit/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:52:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198403 Her Excellency Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki, wife of the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Global Goodwill Ambassador for the International Confederation of Midwives and Member, UN Women African Women’s Leadership Initiative, has welcomed the commitments to greater international cooperation and the focus on top health priorities [...]

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]]> Toyin Ojora-Saraki leads Universal Health Coverage advocacy at the World Economic Forum in Davos https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-ojora-saraki-leads-universal-health-coverage-advocacy-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:57:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197351 H.E Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki, wife of the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, acting in a personal capacity – as the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and as a recently named Global Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Champion – is undertaking high-level interventions this week at the annual meeting of the World [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa welcomes Dissemination of the Girls’ Education Challenge to Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-welcomes-dissemination-of-the-girls-education-challenge-to-nigeria/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:35:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193702 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has welcomed the national dissemination of the Girls’ Education Challenge to Nigeria after its official launch last week at the British High Commission in Abuja. Marginalised adolescent girls in Nigeria face several barriers to accessing both formal and non-formal education, and poverty remains the most important factor in determining whether [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) Issues Statement of Concerns on the ‘NGO Bill’ https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-wbfa-issues-statement-of-concerns-on-the-ngo-bill/ Sun, 17 Dec 2017 19:38:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193138 HB 585, widely referred to as the ‘NGO Bill,’ recently passed its second reading at the House of Representatives and was referred to the Committee on Civil Society Organisations and Development Partners, which held its public hearings this week in Abuja. The NGO Bill was widely criticised at the public hearings, as fears were aired [...]

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]]> H.E. Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki named as Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Champion https://www.theinfostride.com/h-e-mrs-toyin-ojora-saraki-named-as-universal-health-coverage-uhc-global-champion/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:35:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=192522 As the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum convenes in Tokyo, this week, bringing together over 300 high-level policymakers, including heads of state and ministers of health and finance, Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), has been named as a UHC Global Champion. The forum itself coincides with Universal [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa Welcomes Announcement of Global Disability Summit https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-welcomes-announcement-of-global-disability-summit/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:55:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191069 The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Her Excellency Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, has welcomed the announcement of the UK’s first global disability summit, which will take place in July next year. Plans for the summit were unveiled yesterday at Microsoft’s London headquarters by the new International Development Secretary, Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, [...]

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]]> WBFA Mamacare Program partners Africa Clean Up Initiative https://www.theinfostride.com/wbfa-mamacare-program-partners-africa-clean-up-initiative/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:53:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183100 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), led by its Founder-President, Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Ojora Saraki, has partnered with Africa Clean Up Initiative on its finale event for the Beyond Waste Pregnant Women Engagement Workshop. This is in recognition of the need to provide support and care for pregnant women and other women of childbearing age, [...]

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]]> UNGA 2017: Wellbeing Foundation Africa leads the charge for Universal Health Coverage https://www.theinfostride.com/unga-2017-wellbeing-foundation-africa-leads-the-charge-for-universal-health-coverage/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:21:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182818 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), the continent’s leading maternal and child health charity, is attending the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), this week in New York, where the Foundation’s team will continue their mission to increase investments in health infrastructure, while imploring national governments, the private sector and NGOs to commit to universal health [...]

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]]> From #10000HappyBirthdays to #50000HappyBirthday! Happy Birthday to Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/from-10000happybirthdays-to-50000happybirthday-happy-birthday-to-mrs-toyin-ojora-saraki/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:21:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181188 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) wishes our esteemed and inspirational Founder and President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, a very Happy Birthday. We celebrate an icon, under whose commitment to empowering safe births around the world, helping babies breathe and helping mothers survive by advocating for and investing in high-quality midwifery education and deployment remains [...]

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]]> WBFA advises Health Workers, Families and Partners To Increase Their Supports For New Mothers https://www.theinfostride.com/wbfa-advises-health-workers-families-and-partners-to-increase-their-supports-for-new-mothers/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 22:32:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177403 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) alongside the global health community advocated for exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of a newborn’s life. The event to stimulate exclusive breastfeeding held from Tuesday 1 August until Monday 7 August. WBFA also emphasized the importance of respecting the mother’s choice and providing medical and emotional support to [...]

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]]> WBFA’s MamaCare Birth Preparedness Education Improves Breastfeeding Rates Among Nigerian Mothers https://www.theinfostride.com/wbfas-mamacare-birth-preparedness-education-improves-breastfeeding-rates-among-nigerian-mothers/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:19:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176323 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s MamaCare Birth Preparedness Education improves Breastfeeding Rates among Nigerian Mothers; announces Plans to achieve Scale.  The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), an organization that mainly works through advocacy; healthcare provision and health promotion; awareness-creation; strategic policy advisory;‎ community and social mobilisation; and philanthropy has highlighted its preliminary findings from its midwifery-centred MamaCare [...]

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]]> EmONC Healthworker Education In Kwara State Saves Lives At Birth https://www.theinfostride.com/emonc-healthworker-education-in-kwara-state-saves-lives-at-birth/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 22:34:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172932 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder and Wife of Nigeria’s Senate President, Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki congratulated the latest cohort of health workers who have successfully completed the Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) education course in Kwara; which is provided jointly by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. In a [...]

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]]> Family Planning: WBFA Advocates For Improved Supply Chains And Access To Family Planning in Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/family-planning-wbfa-advocates-for-improved-supply-chains-and-access-to-family-planning-in-africa/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:58:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171950 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa and its Founder and President Toyin Ojora-Saraki participated in the Family Planning Summit 2017 in London, United Kingdom from Monday 10 July to Tuesday 11 July. The summit was organised by the United Nations Population Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department of International Development to discuss efforts [...]

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]]> The Social Impact Investment Of The Century Will Be Primary Healthcare And Midwifery, Says HE Toyin Ojora-Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/the-social-impact-investment-of-the-century-will-be-primary-healthcare-and-midwifery-says-he-toyin-ojora-saraki/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:32:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168696 Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), HE Toyin Ojora-Saraki and the WBFA global team participated in the 11th Biennial U.S-Africa Business Summit organised by Corporate Council on Africa in Washington DC on Friday 16 June. Mrs. Saraki was invited to speak at the panel discussion: “Africa Rising: Expanding Social Impact on The Continent.” At [...]

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]]> Toyin Ojora-Saraki Pays Respect To Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-ojora-saraki-pays-respect-to-professor-babatunde-osotimehin-unfpa-executive-director/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 20:04:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167207 Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the Founder of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and the wife of the Nigerian Senate President paid her respects to Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, who sadly passed away today. Mrs. Saraki said: “ I have just learnt of the unbelievably sad news, that the global health community has lost my dear brother Honorable ED of [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Urges Nigeria’s Implementation Of Child Protection Policies, Calls On G7 Leaders To Protect The Rights Of Displaced Children https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-urges-nigerias-implementation-of-child-protection-policies-calls-on-g7-leaders-to-protect-the-rights-of-displaced-children/ Mon, 29 May 2017 17:26:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166733 As Nigeria commemorated Children’s Day across the nation, coinciding with the meeting of G7 Heads of Government in Sicily, Italy; Toyin Saraki, Wife of the President of the Senate and Founder, Wellbeing Foundation Africa has urged federal and state governments and stake holders to strengthen and scale-up the implementation of child protection policies across Nigeria, [...]

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]]> Africa Day: Toyin Saraki Congratulates Dr. Tedros Adhanom On Becoming The WHO Director-General https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-day-toyin-saraki-congratulates-dr-tedros-adhanom-on-becoming-the-who-director-general/ Thu, 25 May 2017 16:28:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166249 To mark Africa Day, HE Toyin Saraki, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and the wife of Nigerian Senate President formally congratulated the new WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom. Toyin Saraki noted: “On Africa Day, I would like to celebrate and congratulate our first African WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom. “ “My support [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa Amplifies Its Advocacy For International Day Of The Midwife and Nurses https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-amplifies-its-advocacy-for-international-day-of-the-midwife-and-nurses/ Fri, 19 May 2017 20:02:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165556 To celebrate the International Day of the Midwife, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) focused on advocacy and policy, in a series of courtesy visits to key stakeholders of Nigeria’s healthcare system. Throughout the week, the Founder-President of WBFA and Global Goodwill Ambassador of the International Confederation Midwives Toyin Ojora Saraki emphasized the importance of reviewing [...]

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]]> Preventing And Controlling Meningitis: Health Advisory For Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/preventing-and-controlling-meningitis-health-advisory-for-nigerians/ Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:26:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161261 As the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) commences its reactive vaccination campaign to halt the spread of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has issued the following health advisory: The current Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) outbreak in Nigeria continues to pose a public health concern. According to [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Urges Governments, Citizens, To Embrace Respectful Relationships In Yoruba, One Of The Most Widely Spoken African Languages Globally https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-urges-governments-citizens-to-embrace-respectful-relationships-in-yoruba-one-of-the-most-widely-spoken-african-languages-globally/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 12:25:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157567 On Tuesday February 21 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria during the UN International Mother Language Day, WBFA Founder Toyin Saraki urges governments, citizens, to embrace respectful relationships in Yoruba, one of the most widely spoken African languages globally. Yoruba is a pluricentric language spoken in West Africa, mainly in Nigeria. The number of speakers of Yoruba is estimated [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki, Chair Of Nigeria CSO’s Primary Healthcare Revitalization Support Group Presents Memorandum To NASS 2017 Budget Appropriation Committee https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-chair-of-nigeria-csos-primary-healthcare-revitalization-support-group-presents-memorandum-to-nass-2017-budget-appropriation-committee/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:34:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=156754 On Tuesday 14 February 2017 in Abuja, Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and Chair of the Primary Healthcare Revitalisation Support Group presented a memorandum on the 2017 Health Budget to the Nigerian National Assembly. The Support Group comprises of the Chairman of the Committee on Healthcare Services, Hon. Chike [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa, National Assembly Primary Health Care Revitalisation Support Group Host Global Development Partners, for Improved PHC in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-national-assembly-primary-health-care-revitalisation-support-group-host-global-development-partners-for-improved-phc-in-nigeria/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:16:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=156746 On Tuesday, 13 February, 2016 in Abuja, WBFA Founder Toyin Saraki, Chair of Nigeria Health CSO’s National Assembly Primary Healthcare Revitalisation Support Group PHCRSG hosted a meeting with the Development Partners Group which included the Country Director of WHO, USAID, UNICEF, UNFPA, JICA, DfID, PEPFAR, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, the [...]

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]]> Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2017: Toyin Saraki Visits Nigeria Army’s 9th Brigade Medical Center https://www.theinfostride.com/armed-forces-remembrance-day-2017-toyin-saraki-visits-nigeria-armys-9th-brigade-medical-center/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:20:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154699 On Friday 20 January, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder, HE Mrs. Toyin Saraki visited the 9th Brigade Medical Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, one of many primary healthcare facilities around the nation where the Foundation’s MamaCare Midwives deliver weekly classes to pregnant and postnatal mothers to mark the Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2017. Mrs Saraki, who [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa Congratulates Amina Mohammed, Welcomes UN Secretary-General António Guterres https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-congratulates-amina-mohammed-welcomes-un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:55:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153684 Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki and CEO Stephen Sobhani congratulate the newly appointed United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and welcome the new Secretary-General António Guterres. Mrs. Toyin Saraki extended her congratulations to Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed saying: “I am so proud Amina has returned to the United Nations to take up [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Honoured As The WAVA Vaccine Champion https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-honoured-as-the-wava-vaccine-champion/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:32:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151426 On Tuesday 13 December, HE Mrs. Toyin Ojora Saraki was awarded the title of Vaccine Champion by Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) in Nigeria, Abuja. WAVA is a group of influential and elite political , business and youth leaders, senior civil servants, religious and traditional leaders and top media personalities; who promote immunization practices and [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Named As One Of 7 Unsung Heroes Globally In The Thought Catalog’s 2016 Unsung Heroes Series https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-named-as-one-of-7-unsung-heroes-globally-in-the-thought-catalogs-2016-unsung-heroes-series/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:07:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=149760 Yesterday, 30th November, 2016, Toyin Saraki was named as one of Thought Catalog’s 7 Unsung Heroes To Remember Heading Into 2017 written by Daniel Myrick. Mrs. Saraki was recognised for her global work in health, gender equality and clean water sanitation. Daniel Myrick wrote: “People like Toyin Saraki are few and far between trying to [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Urges FG To To Bridge Data Gaps, Invest In Digital Technologies To Train Health Workers, Achieve Health SDG’s https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-urges-fg-to-to-bridge-data-gaps-invest-in-digital-technologies-to-train-health-workers-achieve-health-sdgs/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:32:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148392 Federal Government Urged To Bridge Data Gaps, Invest In Digital Technologies To Train Health workers, Achieve Health SDG’s – Toyin Saraki Delivers Keynote Address At Stakeholder Dialogue on a National Health Worker Training Framework.  The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki delivered the Keynote Speech at the Stakeholder Dialogue on [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Commends the Kwara State Governor Ahmed in Achieving 35% Affirmative Appointments https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-commends-the-kwara-state-governor-ahmed-in-achieving-35-affirmative-appointments/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:32:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148269 Wife of the Senate President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Saraki Commends the Kwara State Governor, Governor Ahmed in Achieving 35% Affirmative Appointments The Wife of the Senate President and immediate past First Lady of Kwara State, Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Achieving 35% Affirmative Appointments into political and [...]

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]]> Strengthen Nigeria’s Midwifery Services To Deliver Family Planning – Toyin Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/strengthen-nigerias-midwifery-services-to-deliver-family-planning-toyin-saraki/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:43:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147582 …Progress in Nigeria and other nations has been uneven and Stakeholders warn against poor quality care with rising rates of over-medicalisation, too few trained staff or basic resources in many regions around the world. ABUJA – The 4th Nigeria Family Planning Conference in Abuja this week hosted the Africa regional launch of The Lancet Maternal [...]

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]]> Midwives Are Well Placed To Make A Significant Contribution To Saving Lives, Says Toyin Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/midwives-are-well-placed-to-make-a-significant-contribution-to-saving-lives-says-toyin-saraki/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:27:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146587 [Abuja, Nigeria] Today, Thursday 3 November, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, HE Toyin Saraki delivered the keynote speech during the Women Pre-Conference of the 4th Nigeria Family Planning Conference at the Centre for Women Development in Abuja. The theme was: Women and Family Planning in Nigeria: A critical Requirement for Harnessing Demographic Dividend [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki congratulates Trinidad & Tobago Midwifery Association at the Mamatoto Annual Midwifery Conference https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-congratulates-trinidad-tobago-midwifery-association-at-the-mamatoto-annual-midwifery-conference/ Sat, 29 Oct 2016 20:37:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146250 ICM Global Goodwill Ambassador and Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Her-Excellency Toyin Saraki, congratulates the Trinidad and Tobago Midwifery Association – Mamatoto Annual Midwifery Conference. The 2-Day Mamatoto Annual Midwifery Conference took place in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October. Mrs Saraki while congratulating the midwives, policymakers, key thought leaders, [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Commends Cambridge University In Waiving Application Fees For Post-Graduate Students From African Countries https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-commends-cambridge-university-in-waiving-application-fees-for-post-graduate-students-from-african-countries/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:34:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146199 HE Toyin Saraki, Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa commended the leadership at Cambridge University for waiving application fees for African students. This announcement was made at Cambridge-Africa Day on Tuesday 25 October, where Mrs. Saraki gave the afternoon keynote speech on the importance of closer collaboration between African health specialists and global universities such [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Delivers Keynote Address At University Of Cambridge’s Africa Day 2016 https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-delivers-keynote-address-at-university-of-cambridges-africa-day-2016/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:35:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146190 Toyin Saraki Delivers Keynote Address At University Of Cambridge – “Partnerships And Collaborations Will Unlock Africa’s Potential” on Tuesday, 25 October, 2016, Cambridge, UK.  Today, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki delivered the afternoon Keynote Speech at the Cambridge-Africa Day hosted by the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College. Cambridge-Africa Day brings together leaders in [...]

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]]> Al-Itqon Islamic Society Of Nigeria Bestows Toyin Saraki As Nigeria Women Ambassador https://www.theinfostride.com/al-itqon-islamic-society-of-nigeria-bestows-toyin-saraki-as-nigeria-women-ambassador/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:55:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146046 The Founder and President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, was recognised and awarded the title of Ambassador of Nigerian Women by the Al Itqon Islamic Society of Nigeria last weekend in Ilorin Kwara State, at a ceremony marking Islamic New Year. Mrs. Saraki who was represented by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s Alaafia Kwara [...]

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]]> ICM Global Ambassador H.E. Toyin Saraki Welcomes Launch Of ‘Midwives Voices, Midwives Realities Report 2016’ https://www.theinfostride.com/icm-global-ambassador-h-e-toyin-saraki-welcomes-launch-of-midwives-voices-midwives-realities-report-2016/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:43:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145949 In a statement coinciding with the publication of a new global survey by the WHO, International Confederation Of Midwives, and the White Ribbon Alliance Global, H.E Toyin Saraki, ICM Global Goodwill Ambassador and Founder, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has said: “I welcome the launch of the WHO “Midwives Voices, Midwives Realities Report 2016″ – A [...]

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]]> HE Toyin Saraki’s Response to the Release of 21 Chibok School Girls https://www.theinfostride.com/he-toyin-sarakis-response-to-the-release-of-21-chibok-school-girls/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:43:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145568 The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, HE Toyin Saraki offered the following statement after the news that 21 Chibok school girls were released by Boko Haram to the Nigerian government. “I am delighted to learn, from preliminary news reports, of the release of 21 girls abducted in the north-east of Nigeria 883 days ago. [...]

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]]> WBFA Launches Adolescent Girls Skills PSHE Curriculum; Commits To Partnering Governments On Health Records, Gender Data https://www.theinfostride.com/wbfa-launches-adolescent-girls-skills-pshe-curriculum-commits-to-partnering-governments-on-health-records-gender-data/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:05:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145560 In marking the 5th International Day of the Girl Child, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder-President HE Toyin Saraki said:  “Today, we have had the privilege of hearing 2500 individual voices, 2500 dreams, and 2500 life stories from girls across hundreds of backgrounds at our three Day Of The Girl workshops held across Nigeria, in Kwara, [...]

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