Health
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
Sanitary Pads Tax-Free: More Affordable for Conflict-Affected Women
Nigeria’s government announced tax-free policy on sanitary pads making them more available and affordable. Lower income women use pieces of cloth to manage their monthly flow, which is unhygienic and harmful. Tax removal will improve health condition
Parents fear disease outbreaks amid lack of healthcare facilities
As the number of cerebrospinal meningitis cases surges across Nigeria, displaced persons in Borno State say more children are falling ill every day and they fear for their lives. As […]
Roll out of polio immunisation campaign in Borno State
Shehu of Dikwa encourages caregivers to allow their kids to be vaccinated, persuading formerly mistrusting mothers that immunisation is vital for their children’s wellbeing. There might have been widespread mistrust […]
National malaria vaccine rollout begins
Malaria is not just a health crisis, it is a financial and developmental emergency that hampers productivity and slows down the national economy as a result of illness and death […]
Borno’s cholera outbreak: Displaced persons’ camps most vulnerable
Open defecation in displaced persons’ camps – where toilet facilities were washed away in the devastating September 10 flood – is the number one concern as more children fall ill […]
At least 60 hospitals, clinics and healthcare facilities destroyed in flood
As patients are transferred to still-functional healthcare facilities, hospitals are overwhelmed – and overstretched medical staff, past the point of exhaustion, face burnout. At least 60 hospitals, clinics and other […]
‘Extraordinary’ increase in severely malnourished children
Just a step away from ‘catastrophic levels of hunger’, the lives of thousands of children in Borno State hang in the balance if they do not receive urgent nutritional and […]
More sick kids as cost of mosquito nets more than doubles
Parents say that – even though their children are suffering – in the present harsh economic climate they cannot afford to put food on the table let alone buy mosquito […]
Devastating effects of conflict and violence on mental health
Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, feelings of isolation and hopelessness are common among displaced people and need to be addressed before vulnerable individuals can become self-reliant. The devastating effects of […]
