Health
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 […]
Mental disorders a serious condition among women and girls in internally displaced camps
Hassana Hassan Zubair, 24, is a remarkable young woman who is striving to remove the stigma of mental illness and create awareness that a psychological disorder can, in most cases, […]
Lack of insecticide nets forces IDPs to use risky anti-mosquito coils to protect themselves against malaria
A lack of sanitation facilities, dirty puddles of stagnant water, too few insecticide nets, ignorance and a lack of income are just some of the challenges that face internally displaced […]
The number of sudden deaths is increasing rapidly as temperature soars in Maiduguri
The rise in the number of sudden deaths from heat is a major concern in Maiduguri where temperatures have soared to 43°C, and sometimes even higher, in the past few […]
World Health Organisation holds free vaccination exercise for infants in Jere and Maiduguri
Brief – Suspicion, lack of trust, fear and ignorance are just some of the reasons parents do not allow their newborns to be vaccinated. In an effort to change this, […]
Lack of lifesaving facilities at Dikwa clinic a major concern for pregnant women
Brief – Pregnant women in Dikwa are afraid of losing their own lives and those of their unborn babies because of an acute lack of lifesaving facilities at their local […]
