From Crisis to Solutions: Contributions from Nigeria's 2024 HIV Prevention Conference
Lead Writers: Amaechi Peace Chiamaka and Bernard Otu Assim-ita
HIV remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, which ranks fourth globally in terms of HIV burden. According to 2019 estimates, approximately 1.8 million people…
Obstetric Fistula: Laws, can be a Menace
Lead Writer: Bernard Otu Assim-ita
Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury caused by prolonged, obstructed labour, resulting in a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum which leaves women leaking urine, faeces, or…
Improving Access to Contraceptives for Adolescent Girls and Young Women with EVA and Amplify Change
Many sexually active adolescents and young people want to delay pregnancy and prevent sexually transmitted infections. Still, they have poor understanding, limited access to health services, and a lack of support from influential…
Strengthening Community Response to Violence against Women and Girls project
Women especially young women of reproductive age and girls in Nigeria are subjected to various forms of violence and their right to a life free of all forms of violence and discrimination is often considered contradictory to traditional, social…
Making all girls live a violence-free life!
Making all girls live a violence-free life
Every year for the past 25 years, on 11th of October, the world commemorates International Day of the Girl Child for advocacy to improve public awareness on issues like gender-based violence, child…
Abuja Police Raid on Women: A call to resist!
On 2nd May, Education as a Vaccine (EVA), Partnership to Inspire, Transform and Connect the HIV Response (PITCH), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), and Dorothy Njemanze Foundation organised a press conference to address the recurrent…