By Chinedu Eze
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First, it never crossed your mind that you would ever be in this kind of training. Second, the tools you get are things you always desired but never could afford. Third, they treat you with much more respect than you’ve ever got from the ‘educated’ folks in the decades of your practice. You couldn’t help […]
Held Event – The TBA Support Program It displeased our field staff in Enugu (Nigeria) to know that many pregnant mothers still left the primary health centre we had equipped, for the homes of traditional birth attendants. We had done much to reposition the health centre, yet some women wouldn’t go there. So, our staff […]
The COVID 19 outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020. COVID’19 spread from Wuhan, China till it reached even the recesses of Africa. Nigeria confirmed its first COVID 19 case on 27th February. Since then, the number of infected persons has risen slowly but steadily to over 200, […]
Come July 2020, the first edition of the David Oyelowo leadership summit for the girl child will hold in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria. Thirty-three girls drawn from the North-East, South-East and South-West geopolitical zones of the country will be gracing this summit. These girls are beneficiaries of the David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship for the Girl Child, […]
Aside from the strategic direction of an organization, the second factor that determines the effectiveness of organizations is staff quality. High-quality staff deliver great value. Successful organizations invest a lot in staff capacity development. Paschaline Chukwuka, Amaka Anyado and Samson Abani serve GEANCO Nigeria on her different projects in the country. Late last year, they […]
In the face of an inefficient health system, trained TBAs have been seen to be useful in providing efficient, cheap and quality care, counselling, and referral and logistical support, including treatment adherence support. Throughout history, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) have been the main human resource for women during childbirth. Their role varies across cultures and […]
By Paschaline Chukwuka
Paschaline, Sam and Amaka have always wondered why the pregnant women who they have been trying to help access quality delivery services at the primary health center (PHC), keep evading the health centers for the homes of the traditional birth attendants (TBA). To Paschaline and her friends working for GEANCO on the Anemia control program, […]
On September 14, 2007, Constance lost her immediate family in a road accident. She survived the accident, but not without sustaining a major hip fracture. Since that black September, Constance lived with the pains of her damaged hip, the lifestyle limitations that came rent-free, and more grievously, the loss of every member of her immediate […]
“Thank you… I am grateful… I am excited… God sent… Fulfilling”…These words and phrases characterized the summary statements for most people involved with the medical mission 2019. The medical mission gave free hips and knee replacement surgeries to thirty-one individuals. The Team Twenty-one medical workers from the United States touched down at the Asaba Airport […]
Alfred was going about his normal routine when he heard a crack, almost like a pop, from his waist region. Within that period, he hasn’t been carrying any loads or engaging in threatening activities, the incident was almost like a mystery. According to his dad, it was the result of a crisis arising from his […]
