Health
School plans commemoration of menstrual hygiene awareness in Abuja
Group 2, Set 18, of the Centre LSD’s Leadership School, plans to Commemorate International Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023 with a Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Campaign for Secondary School Girls in FCT-Abuja under its Community Development Project Task
Group 2, the Global Assets Team (GAT), Set 18 of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) Leadership School under its Community Development Projects(CDPs) Task will on Thursday, May 25, 2023, implement Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Campaign and Distribution of Sanitary Pads to Secondary School Girls in Abuja-FCT, Nigeria.
The Community Development project is part of the sublime requirements for graduation in the Centre LSD one-year-long Transformative Leadership Course Program aimed to birth highly inspired and self-motivated transformational leaders and change agents who will spearhead the new thinking burden for the development of Nigeria, Africa and the global community.
A press statement released by the Thoughtful Leader of the Group, Amb. Chibuzo Okereke stated that the project would target young adolescent girls and boys between the ages of 14 to 15 years who are about to or have just started experiencing menstrual bleeding and other changes in their body system.
The statement further highlighted the project rationale, planned program of activities and expected impact of the project, noting that the campaign also coincides with International Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023 being celebrated under the theme: “Making Menstruation a Normal Fact of Life by 2030.”
“The project would provide a platform for both young girls and boys to learn that menstruation is a natural phenomenon, bridge the knowledge gap and gain basic insight into the physical realities of menstruation and menstrual Hygiene management techniques.” Said Amb. Okereke
“the project will directly impact over 300 adolescent girls and boys who will gain practical insights into the management of menstruation and healthy menstrual hygiene practices. Participating Girls will also get a pack of Sanitary Pads each, while the boys will go home with soaps. The team will also distribute basic and simplified knowledge pamphlets on the management of menstruation to the students, and conduct pre and post-evaluation exercises to test the degree of impact.” He.said.
“According to the group, the expectation is that participants at the end of the campaign would become more confident, comfortable and display excellent menstrual hygiene management skills during menstruation and be able to transfer these skills to help other girls with the menstrual hygiene knowledge gap.”
Additionally, the project will contribute significantly to the global efforts at normalizing menstruation as a natural fact of life by 2030 as well as reinforce the Center LSD’s Leadership School vision of raising transformational leaders who are problem solvers and nation builders.
The event which will attract print and electronic media coverage is scheduled to hold at the assembly grounds of Government Junior Secondary School, Jabi, Abuja Nigeria, on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 10:00 am GMT+1.
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The Federal Government has facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Hospital and four private institutions to enhance the capacity of the healthcare workforce.
The participating institutions include Nile University, Cosmopolitan University, Yangongwo College of Nursing Sciences, and Concerned Medix Foundation.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Alaba Balogun on Friday.
Alaba revealed that during the signing ceremony, the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, emphasized that the MoU aligns with the administration’s policy to expand training capacities.
Prof. Pate further highlighted that this initiative reflects President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to increasing the training of health workers, addressing workforce gaps, and maintaining professional standards through the Regulatory and Professional Schools Division of the Hospital Services Department of the Ministry.
He stressed the government’s responsibility to tackle multiple challenges, including infrastructure, equipment, and human capital development, noting that Nigerian health workers are highly sought after due to their excellent training.
“Thankfully, because they are well-trained, we are very proud of them. If we weren’t training them, they wouldn’t have been attractive to other countries.
“Unfortunately, that has implications on the service delivery at home. So as a government, we took a progressive stance to say, look, let’s train more.
“So that even if those who are trained leave, some will stay. And even those who have gone away might come back to serve. And, that is the driving force behind this policy approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the Coordinating Minister pointed out.
Prof. Pate also underscored the crucial role of the private sector in achieving the government’s objectives, noting that Nigeria’s healthcare system operates as a mix of public and private institutions.
“So, the private sector has a space, and I am very pleased that you have joined hands with the National Hospital to be able to really see how the capabilities of the hospital can help you train more clinicians”, he said.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Prof. Raji Mahmud, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for prioritizing improvements in the healthcare system.
He affirmed that the collaboration and signing of the MoU between the National Hospital and private institutions would significantly expand healthcare workforce training.
Prof. Mahmud further noted that three out of the four institutions are primarily training centers focused on medical and nursing education in partnership with the National Hospital, Abuja.
In a bid to enhance medical care for Nigerians, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed six new Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) for Federal Hospitals across the country.
Among those appointed is Dr. Ikrama Hassan, who will now serve as the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State. Dr. Hassan, a seasoned consultant physician, previously served as the Medical Director of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital before its elevation to a teaching hospital.
The full list of newly appointed CMDs includes:
Prof. Olusegun Sylvester Ojo – Federal Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State.
Prof. Yusuf Mohammed Abdullahi (Reappointed) – Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe.
Dr. Dauda Abubakar Katagum – Federal Teaching Hospital, Azare, Bauchi State.
Dr. Ikrama Hassan – Federal Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Dr. Ali Mohammed Ramat – National Orthopedic Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State.
Dr. Haruna Abubakar Shehu – Federal Medical Centre, Kafanchan, Kaduna State.
Each appointment is for a four-year term, effective from the date of assumption of duty.
President Tinubu congratulated the appointees, urging them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and service delivery. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving medical infrastructure and ensuring quality healthcare access for all Nigerians.
Senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, Garba Maidoki has called for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre to be situated in Zuru to cater for the health needs of the District and its environs.
The lawmaker in the 10th National Assembly made the call during a public hearing on the Bill to establish Federal Medical Centre in Zuru organized by the Senate Committee on Health.
In a memorandum presented at the hearing by the lawmaker, he explained that the aim is to provide tertiary healthcare facilities to the people of Zuru in Kebbi State in the North West Nigeria.
He further noted that the establishment of FMCs across the country was initiated by Decree No. 10 of 1985, with the aim of providing tertiary healthcare services.
According to him, the FMC Birnin Kebbi was established on June 6, 2000, and has since been upgraded to a University Teaching Hospital.
The lawmaker stated that the large population and the challenges faced in accessing healthcare services, necessitates the establishment of FMC in the state.
“In Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, the distance between Zuru Emirate and Birnin Kebbi is approximately 240 km, making it difficult for patients, especially children and pregnant women, to access secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities”, he lamented.
Senator Maidoki charged his colleagues and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to support the bill, saying healthcare is a fundamental privilege expected from any government.
The lawmaker who is the sponsor of the bill told journalists during a chat that the Federal Medical Center, when established will not only cater for the tertiary healthcare needs of Kebbi State, but will also serve the adjoining states like Niger and Zamfara.
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