Health
Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions the plight of many internally displaced women
Before the closure of official, state-run internally displaced persons’ camps in Maiduguri, women had easy access to sexual and reproductive health services – now they have to deal with unwanted pregnancies and, often, unsafe abortions.
Missing days at school because of menstruation can have a devastating effect – and often leads to girls dropping out of the education system
Millions of girls across the globe miss school for a week every month because of menstruation.
Measles outbreak in Borno State is spreading in local government areas
Parents have been warned that the measles outbreak in some local government areas of Borno State, including the capital, Maiduguri and its environs, cannot be cured by concoctions made with traditional herbs and onions.
Patients dying and others’ illnesses worsening as scorching heat and power blackout hit Maiduguri hospitals
The scorching heat – with temperatures hitting between 43°C and 44°C – and the power blackout in Maiduguri are seriously affecting the health of patients in Maiduguri hospitals, where doctors and nurses are struggling to cope and the sick
Major health hazard as at least 48 million Nigerians still defecate in the open
About 48 million Nigerians still defecate in the open and more than 100,000 children under the age of five die each year from diarrhoea, 90% of which is directly attributable to unsafe water and lack of sanitation.
Relief and gratitude as Médecins du Monde returns to work in Damboa three months after an aid worker was killed
An international non-governmental organisation, Médecins du Monde, has resumed work in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State three months after ceasing its activities when one of its staff members was stabbed and shot
Thousands flock to Maiduguri hospital to get free eye care – but only 1,000 were lucky enough to get treated
Thousands of people flocked to the Borno State Hospital Management Board – Eye & Dental Hospital in Maiduguri this week to get free treatment for eyesight problems – some even slept outside for nights so they would not lose their place in the queue.
Special Report: Up to 113 million people in Africa face displacement by 2050 because of climate change
At least 113 million people in Africa will be forced to migrate and face displacement by 2050 because of climate change and, if they’re not uprooted, they might be trapped […]
Deeply traumatised mother tells how sickle cell disease has made her life a living hell
Sickle cell disease is by far the most common inherited disorder in the world and three-quarters of the cases occur in Africa. In Nigeria, where it affects two out of […]
Almost everyone in Borno State needs treatment for mental disorders
The 13-year insurgency, during which thousands were killed, millions displaced, women and girs abducted and more often than not raped or forced into child marriages, has left almost everyone in […]
