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In Angwan Shahu community, Karimo, Abuja, the community members expressed their challenges in accessing immunization, such as the overcrowded PHC in the nearby town and the high cost of transportation.

Therefore, to mark World Immunization Week, the Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI) partnered with Idu Primary Health Care facility to immunise over 30 children in Angwa Shahu community to overcome some of their challenges in accessing immunization.

To mark World Malaria Day 2023, the Centre for Family Health Initiative conducted a malaria prevention program for 50 pregnant and lactating women in Dape, a community in FCT Nigeria with poor sanitation and drainage that makes it prone to malaria.

The program involved educating the women on how to protect themselves and their children from malaria, as well as fumigating some of the key places in the community, such as the Dape Primary Health Care (PHC) facility, to reduce the mosquito population.

Centre For Family Health Initiative commemorated International Women’s Day (IWD 2023) at Kabusa Community Abuja with more than 20 adolescent girls reached.
In line with the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”, the adolescents were lectured on significant women who had made impact in both digital space, and in Other areas of life. They were also inspired to fearlessly pursue the career they so desire and never to undermine their abilities as a woman.

As part of the campaign against drug abuse, CFHI had 2-day sensitization on the dangers of drug use, political thuggery and the importance of citizen’s civic participation where 150 participants from Dutse Sokale and Dutse Alhaji communities were reached.

Centre for Family Health Initiative Community Action against Drug Abuse(CAADA) team had a road walk at Dawaki, Dutse Alhaji and Dutse Sokale communities in which over 200 youths were educated on the dangers of drug abuse and on the need for youths to exercise their civic responsibilities.

Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, excision, or genital cutting, refers to all non-medical treatments that include cutting, severing, or otherwise injuring the genital organs, usually between the ages of one and fifteen.

For girls and women, the surgery has no positive health effects. It infringes on girls’ ability to control critical reproductive and sexual health decisions because it is frequently performed against their will and frequently without their consent.

The Center for Family Health Initiative observed the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by educating a group of female residents of Umuawuka Village in Emii, Owerri, Imo state on the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).