The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has urged nursing mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding, complete routine…
Browsing: Female Genital Mutilation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent measures “to curtail rising medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)” and to engage health workers to prevent the practice.
A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in 94 countries, revealing how this harmful practice exists…
USAID Momentum Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics (MSSFPO), an international group, has successfully repaired 57 Vesico Virgina Fistula…
Women Against Violence and Exploitation (WAVE) Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has called for the establishment of community centers to help survivors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and reduce the prevalence of the practice.
The Federal Government and other stakeholders have inaugurated a ministerial ad hoc committee to eliminate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria.
By Justina Auta The FCT Children Parliament has urged the government and other stakeholders to compel traditional rulers to sign…
Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in…