78 million Nigerian children risk water-related threats – UNICEF
Lara Adejoro The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that 78 million children in Nigeria are at the highest risk from a convergence of three […]
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Stress and trauma of parenting children with Down syndrome
Sodiq Ojurongbe As Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2023 World Down syndrome Day scheduled for March 21, Reportr Door HealthWise, in this […]
Silent tears: How society compounds travails of mothers with special needs children
Godfrey George In this report, GODFREY GEORGE examines the difficulties and stigmatisation of parents with special needs children The street that leads to the Edafes home is […]
I apologise for calling ‘everybody’ children – Desmond Elliot
Actor Desmond Elliot has tendered a public apology to all for his ‘insensitive’ comments about the youths during the #ENDSARS protest in October 2020. The […]
Children suffer increasing abuse as parents disregard law enforcing child’s rights
Blessing Afolabi BLESSING AFOLABI examines the prevalence of child abuse in the country and the low enforcement of the Child Rights Act Busola Oyediran and her […]
The guilt of mothers with sickle cell children
Tola Dehinde For anyone who has someone living with sickle cell in their family, it is pretty disruptive for all those living in that household. […]
Too many Nigerian women, children are dying
Nigeria’s deprecatory outlook for deaths among its womenfolk of childbearing age and children remains a perilous matter of concern. Data just published by The Reportr […]
Untreated depression in children may cause organ damage — Psychiatrist
Angela Onwuzoo The Provost and Medical Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Paul Agboola, says that prolonged and untreated depression in […]
Care for children with down syndrome, paediatrician urges parents
A child health expert, Dr. Cecilia Ojukwu, has urged parents and caregivers to show adequate care and love to children living with Down syndrome. Ojukwu, […]
Silent stroke in children with sickle cell
Tola Dehinde Recently, I was doing a study about children living with sickle cell disease having a stroke. This was where I came across the […]