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02 Aug, 2019
02 Aug, 2019

The Giwa Hospital Triplets (A breastfeeding story)

By Anonymous (not verified) Comments

Motherhood is beautiful and the joy of birth lights up households and communities, but the thought of exclusively breastfeeding her triplets for 6 months sounded unimaginable, as she listened to her midwife during her antenatal classes. All the way home, Mrs Amina Sani Abubakar, struggled with the thought of exclusive breastfeeding and the pain she'll have to endure and sacrifices she'll be making all through this period.


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01 Aug, 2019
01 Aug, 2019

World Breastfeeding Week - Empower and Enable

By Toyin Ojora Saraki Comments

In many ways World Breastfeeding Week is business as usual for the Wellbeing Foundation Africa. Educating, empowering and supporting women to breastfeed is at the core of our work, and our MamaCare midwives are the experts.  Every antenatal and postnatal class – whether that is in a hospital in Lagos or a camp for internally displaced persons in Abuja - they field questions and provide the facts. 


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26 Jul, 2019
26 Jul, 2019

Toyin Saraki welcomes World Health Organization Director-General to Nigeria; Hails Progress as Adviser to WHO in Africa

By wbfa Comments

Toyin Saraki, Special Adviser to the Independent Advisory Group to the WHO Regional Office for Africa, has welcomed World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus back to Nigeria.


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12 Jul, 2019
12 Jul, 2019

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

By wbfa Comments

Thank you to the Dutch Government, Bernard van Leer Foundation, the International Confederation of Midwives, and the Dutch Taskforce for Healthcare for hosting us and facilitating this 23rd Board Meeting.


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02 Jul, 2019
02 Jul, 2019

African Women Leaders Network Nigeria Chapter launched in Abuja; Toyin Saraki hails ‘Historic Moment’

By wbfa Comments

Yesterday in Abuja the Nigeria Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) was launched.


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21 Jun, 2019
21 Jun, 2019

Wellbeing Foundation Africa reveals commitments with Global Partners at Historic Assembly in Washington DC; Toyin Saraki hails “catalytic progress” on unprecedented Water, Sanitation and Hygiene commitments

By wbfa Comments

The Wellbeing Foundation Africa yesterday joined philanthropies, NGOs, faith-based organizations, financial institutions, corporations, and universities at a historic convening to announce new and wide-ranging commitments to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions in healthcare facilities. 


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