Sexual and Reproductive Health with Isaac Eranga

The below content was originally written by Women Deliver and featured in their  February 2017 community newsletter . To subscribe, please visit:  http:// womendeliver.org / newsletter Sexual health and rights is a concept that is often tossed around, but what does it mean? It means having the ability to decide on ones sexual health and to be able to live a life free from fear, harm, or discrimination. It means being able to express your sexuality and sexual identity with dignity. It means honoring privacy and sexual health. It means enjoying a safe, satisfying sex life and sexual expression free of prejudice. Simply put, it is enjoyment of personal autonomy and bodily integrity. Building on successful themes about investing in education , women’s economic empowerment , this month Women Deliver and partners focus on the need to respect and protect women’s sexual health and rights. Hear from Latanya Mapp Frepp , Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Global, about strategies for inc

Sexual health and rights is a concept that is often tossed around, but what does it mean? It means having the ability to decide on ones sexual health and to be able to live a life free from fear, harm, or discrimination. It means being able to express your sexuality and sexual identity with dignity. It means honoring privacy and sexual health. It means enjoying a safe, satisfying sex life and sexual expression free of prejudice. Simply put, it is enjoyment of personal autonomy and bodily integrity. Building on successful themes about investing in education , women’s economic empowerment , this month Women Deliver and partners focus on the need to respect and protect women’s sexual health and rights. Hear from Latanya Mapp Frepp , Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Global, about strategies for including young people and men in sexual health initiatives. Learn why Canada is expanding investments in sexual health and rights – a priority laid out by Canadian Minister of Internationa

By Isaac Eranga A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women Friendly Initiative (WFI) has urged government at all levels to assist relevant bodies with the provision of fund to support the fight against cancer in the country. The Director of the NGO, Mrs Frances Teshoma made the appeal during an awareness campaign to commemorate 2017 World Cancer Day in Kuje Area Council recently. She said that the call became imperative to enable Nigerians live a healthy life. According to her, the campaign which had the support of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), was aimed at reducing the number of deaths from cancer among the public. “Cancer is a deadly disease and we have special focus on breast and cervical cancer, which are popular with the fe­male. “We also aim to sensitise the public on prostate cancer which is prevalent among male.” She insisted that early detection and prevention would reduce the number of deaths as well as bring about zero can­cer level. The director said peo

With 2,300 children below five years of age and 145 child-bearing women dying every day, Nigeria has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, it was learnt yesterday. Citing the report of the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho, at a press briefing in National Assembly, said women and children had become endangered species. He lamented that despite different kinds of ailments and diseases plaguing the citizens, annual budgetary allocations to the health sector have continued to decrease, a move he said the current National Assembly would reverse. According to him, only N51 billion (2.78 per cent) of N2.24 trillion total capital vote has been allocated to the health sector while N2.52 billion (8.49) per cent of recurrent expenditure has been allocated to the sector. He therefore said the National Assembly would in this year, increased the health sector allocation to the tune of 15 per cent of the