MNCHTorchlightAlbishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto By f5shc March 9, 2020 7 Mins read Shafa’atu Abubakar, 37, is a mother of ten who lives in Ubandoma, Sifawa town, Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State. In January… Read more
MNCHThought LeadershipMidwives are a lifeline for better maternal health, Nigeria must invest in them: OpEd By f5shc February 27, 2020 5 Mins read Editor’s Note: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and The Midwife. In… Read more
MNCHTorchlightThe Men who Change Diapers: Men's antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos By f5shc December 30, 2019 7 Mins read There are so many stories of giving birth in Nigeria. From good to not so great. These stories come from people in… Read more
MNCHTorchlightFrom land to sea: Improving maternal and child health access in Lagos State By f5shc December 16, 2019 7 Mins read Ensuring that people everywhere have access to affordable, quality healthcare at the point of need, is an imperative that requires urgent action…. Read more
MNCHTorchlightBehind the 66%: Pathfinder International Initiative helps reduce maternal deaths in Cross River By f5shc November 28, 2019 7 Mins read No woman should die while giving life… These words took on a whole new meaning for me when I lost my sister-in-law… Read more
MNCHTorchlightHand in Hand: Collaboration for better maternal health in Gombe By f5shc October 8, 2019 7 Mins read How do you get women in rural areas to discard harmful traditional maternal health practices and adopt the practice of going to… Read more
MNCHTorchlightMamacare: Using health education to improve maternal and child health in Lagos State. By f5shc August 27, 2019 6 Mins read Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is one of the best known public health facilities in Lagos, which has for many years, served communities… Read more
MNCHTorchlightReducing maternal deaths: How one NGO is changing the narrative for new mothers in Ebonyi State By f5shc August 12, 2019 6 Mins read Lead Writers: Ugonna Ofonagoro, Michael Atima and McHenry Igwe It was a long drive to get to Odenigbo community in Ikwo Local… Read more
MNCHTorchlightBetween experts and experience: Compassionate advocacy and support for exclusive breastfeeding By f5shc August 5, 2019 7 Mins read These are some of the reasons Nigerian mothers give for why they are unable to exclusively breastfeed their babies in the first… Read more
MNCHTorchlightA Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits By f5shc July 15, 2019 5 Mins read When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health information to pregnant women and to help… Read more