Health
The long and arduous daily trek to get scarce water
The lack of clean and safe water is a daily challenge for many Nigerians, but the problem is particularly acute in northern Nigeria where only 30% of the population has […]
With COVID-19 so insidious, HIV/Aids seems to have been put on the back burner
The first time many women find out they are HIV positive or have Aids is often when they fall pregnant. And, in northeast Nigeria, it is usually indigent internally displaced […]
Revamp of healthcare system will help to save the lives of mothers and babies
Primary healthcare services for internally displaced persons and returnees – and particularly women − in camps and host communities are in desperate need of a revamp. Dr Aliyu Shettima, the […]
Internally displaced persons have highest rate of HIV/Aids infection
Internally displaced persons, especially married couples, are more likely to get infected with HIV/Aids than any other group − statistics show that they have the highest rate of infection in […]
COVID-19 vaccine is a prevention not a cure
The vaccine against COVID-19 is no different to any other vaccine: It is a prevention, not a cure. But it has also proved to be safe and effective, protecting those […]
The fast: Stop if the baby’s health is at risk
With daily temperatures in Maiduguri soaring around 41°C to 43°C and the prolonged blackout – for more than three months now – many in the Muslim ummah are finding fasting […]
Malaria is a killer − but it’s preventable and curable
Left untreated, malaria can lead to mental illness and it can be fatal − but, although life-threatening, it is preventable and curable. Last Sunday was World Malaria Day. The World […]
Vaccination campaign to halt the spread of measles starts in Maiduguri
A vaccination campaign to halt the number of cases of measles – targeted at reaching thousands of residents, internally displaced persons and those living in host communities – started on […]
Urgent need for measles vaccination campaign
Measles − which can be serious and even fatal to small children – is spreading widely from house to house in internally displaced persons’ camps and host communities in the […]
Fear that polio could resurface
If parents stop getting their children vaccinated against polio, the paralysing and sometimes deadly virus could resurface. That was the main message coming from a three-day media dialogue held this […]
