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Lemonade from lemons: Survivor stands strong to end rape in Nigeria

#SayHerName Protest organised by STER and other organisations in Abuja to speak against sexual against violence against women indiscriminately arrested. Photo source: Stand to End Rape Initiative

One of the messages people circulate on social media and across the popular messaging platform WhatsApp is “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. The message is used to encourage people to remain determined in the face of challenges and if possible, find ways to turn the challenge into triumph. But for Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, […]

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SRHR Thought Leadership Series

Let’s talk about sex: What do Nigerian adolescents know about sexual reproductive health?

Providing young people with access to quality and age-appropriate reproductive health information protects them from engaging in harmful practices. Photo credit: Nigeria Health Watch

Editor’s Note: Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Education As A Vaccine (EVA) recently conducted two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in Nyanya and Kuje areas of the Federal Capital Territory, amongst adolescent. The objectives of the FGD was to gauge the perceptions of adolescents about sexual and reproductive health, identify the key issues they face […]

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SRHR Thought Leadership Series

Antibiotic Misuse: A gap in the sexual health knowledge of Nigerian Youth  

While the abuse of substances like alcohol, marijuana and cocaine are more generally known, less well-known is the fact that over-the-counter medications like some pain killers are some of the most commonly abused substances. Photo credit: Nigeria Health Watch

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch’s Production Coordinator McHenry Igwe. He writes about a growing practice amongst young sexually active people in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), using antibiotics as a form of contraception, the debilitating side-effects of this practice and how this is a symptom of a much […]

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Generation Next: Nigeria is failing young people’s need for sexual health services

The high prevalence of STDs among adolescents in could be as a result of the many barriers to accessing quality STD prevention services, especially in tertiary hospitals. Image credit: healthytimesblog.com

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership blog comes from Precious Ereka, a Youth Service Corps Member serving at Nigeria Health Watch. She writes about the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in young Nigerians and the importance of sexual health education for not only young people, but also for the health workers who are meant to […]