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Mutfwang promises to curb prevalence of VVF in Plateau

Mutfwang promises to curb prevalence of VVF in Plateau

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang has reiterated his commitment to continue to champion awareness campaigns to prevent the scourge of Vesico Vaginal Fistula, VVF from ravaging women and young girls saying deliberate measures are being taken to improve the primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services as part of broader efforts to achieve universal health coverage.
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Girl-child education’ll curb street begging, VVF— Commissioner

Girl-child education’ll curb street begging, VVF— Commissioner

Street begging and the scourge of VVF in the north could be curbed if the girl child who subsequently becomes a mother is given quality education.

Plateau State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Olivia Dazyem and Hajia Aminu Salihu disclosed this in Jos weekend at the 3rd Plateau Roundtable organized by Carefronting Nigeria in collaboration with Freedom House.

Child marriage: We must stop getting our young girls pregnant

Child marriage: We must stop getting our young girls pregnant

AT 13, Hafsat Auwalu was married. At 14, she became pregnant. When it was time for her to be delivered of her baby, Hafsat was taken to the nearby primary healthcare facility where she laboured for hours, but the baby would not come out.