Immunisation: Putting an end to vaccine-preventable deaths
NEWBORNS inherit specific antibodies from their mothers, which help them fend off a galaxy of diseases. Experts however say that from six months of age, these antibodies start to diminish and by the time a child is one-year-old, would have completely disappeared.
Be Bread Smart
Bread can be a friend or a foe depending on why you eat it, how you eat it and when you eat it. Love it or hate it bread has been an important staple through all of history and continues to be. It is now a question of understanding the kinds of breads there are and what makes the difference between them.
What will you get your mother on Mothers’ Day?
If you have not given it a thought then it’s about time you did, because Mothers’ Day is around the corner and it’s not a time for business as usual; but the day to celebrate that great woman who gave you life and nurtured you to be what you are toady. Remember, not all persons who are given birth can lay claim to being called mothers, so celebrate yours. Also, remember those who have lost their own children and those who do not have biological children, but do nurture others.
Building our future leaders
Nigeria’s adolescent girls hold the key to the well being of their families, neighbourhoods and the nation .If given quality basic education and skills the confidence and opportunity to grow and prosper, their contributions to the society will be multiplied many folds.
