NGOs Educate Women, Young Girls on Nutrition, Hygiene in Yenagoa

A non-governmental organisation, Women Organized for Mentorship and Advocacy Network WOMAN in partnership with other NGOs have embarked on a community sensitization and Enlightenment campaign to educate Women and young girls on the importance of knowing their health status, breast feeding, food nutrition, and menstrual hygiene

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The NGOs took their sensitization campaign to Igbogene community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

At the well attended session, the Chief Executive Officer of WOMAN, Lady Eunice Nnachi, urged the women to prioritize their health and always check their blood levels, as well as their TB, and HIV status.

Lady Nnachi warned against self-medication and home remedies, just as she advised them to refer anyone with medical issues to the appropriate medical facilities for treatment.

She stressed on the importance of sanitation, washing of hands, food nutrition and exclusive breast feeding.

The WOMAN CEO called on breastfeeding mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding to prevent malnutrition and other diseases in children from zero to six months.

Also the founder, Kiosate Boy Child Foundation, Lady Stella Doumu who spoke on the recent outbreak of diseases in the state urged women to take preventive measures by regularly washing of hands, keeping of their environment clean, and taking proper care of their children to help curb the spread of diseases.

Representative of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, used the medium to warn mothers to keep close tab on their children to avoid trafficking and also warned young girls to resist the temptation of being lured into prostitution with the promise of getting well paid jobs within and outside the country.

Other speakers at the community sensitization campaign programme include representative from the Bayelsa State Primary Health Care Board (Nutrition Department), and Care for the Vulnerable Initiative, while Mrs Elizabeth Vincent talked on proper hygiene during menstruation.

In her remarks, the Igbogene women Chief, her Royal highness Mrs Susan Osain, applauded the NGOs for the campaign, calling for more of such engagements.

Mrs Osain expressed gratitude for the initiative of the NGOs and pledged to collaborate with healthcare providers and community leaders to develop a holistic strategy to address health challenges and food nutrition, in order to improve the overall well-being of Igbogene community.

She described the visit as a crucial step in empowering the community and fostering collaborative efforts to address the pressing health and social issues affecting Igbogene.

The woman Chief emphasized the importance of NGOs in partnering with traditional rulers, the government and other stakeholders to promote human welfare and collective well-being.

According to her, “Both in advanced and developing countries, we encourage your kind of organisation to partner not only with traditional rulers, but the government itself, in an attempt to promote human welfare.

“You cannot leave it alone for the government, this private initiative is a welcome idea to add value, promote and create collective welfare.

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