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Stockouts, provider bias deny women access to contraceptives – Experts

Stockouts, provider bias deny women access to contraceptives – Experts

Jagun, Azege, Shokunbi urge journalists to expose barriers By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s contraceptive shelves may be stocked, but many women and girls still cannot obtain or freely use family planning services because of cost, stockouts, provider bias, stigma, misinformation and other barriers, reproductive health stakehoders have warned.The Executive Director, Centre for Bridging Health Gaps, Dr […]
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Dentists seek sustainable oral care services

Dentists seek sustainable oral care services

Nigerian dentists have called for an urgent development of sustainable strategies for national preventive and therapeutic oral health services to cope with the magnitude of oral health challenges in the country.

Ebola: Airtel unveils 7979 shortcode

Ebola: Airtel unveils 7979 shortcode

Following its recent partnership with the African Union (AU) Commission to support the fight against Ebola in West Africa, telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the 7979 SMS short-code, to help raise funds and drive awareness for the initiative.

Exercise for better sex

Exercise for better sex

Getting physical can ramp up the pleasure for you and your partner. Any activity that gets your heart beating faster and you breathing harder, from brisk walking to cycling, can boost blood flow —for both genders: stronger erections for men, and greater arousal for women.

Lifeline Case of the 13-year-old with IUCD

Lifeline Case of the 13-year-old with IUCD

SOME months ago, a 13-year-old girl turned up at the Family Planning Clinic in one of the Mother & Child Centres, MCCs, in Lagos. Family planning providers were shocked to discover, on examination, that the unnamed girl had a contraceptive device—the Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device, IUCD (a.k.a The Coil) inserted as a fertility control method.

Sexual Issues & Solutions

Sexual Issues & Solutions

Lets take a look at Bondage and Domination as another way of experimenting new sexual play. Bondage & Domination Once thought of as “advanced” sexual play, formerly “mainstream” couples are beginning to experiment with light forms of bondage and domination. Think about it — have you ever tied up your lover with furry cuffs?