#HealthPrefect

Health Journalist
Health Producer and Presenter of 'The Clinic' on @999kissfmabuja
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Documentaries
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[#HealthPrefect @dearyece]

#2024WMD
#ActNow
#InnovateIntergrateEngage
#FightMalariaSaveNigeria
#ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe
@BANigeria @NMEPNigeria @WHONigeria @WHO @Media_eis

[DON “Tobechukwu” Ade 👑 @Row_Haastrup]

THE MATHEMATICS OF LIFE

This is way too profound.
Too much wisdom in one video

I believe everyone especially every adult should watch this.

[SHADES OF US @shadesofusafric]

Shades of Us led a hands-on session on reusable menstrual pads during the Menstrual Hygiene Day commemoration organized alongside Tabitha Empowerment Centre (TEC), Shield Them, SuS Pads, Women Community in Africa, and the TEC Girls Vanguards.

#MenstrualHygieneDay
#ShadesOfUs

[Bilkis @Bilkis29]

A few days ago, Temi Otedola, who is visibly pregnant, shared her maternity photos and a video of herself exercising despite being heavily pregnant.

What surprised me was some of the reactions from men in the comment section. 🥹

Many watched carefully curated photos and videos and immediately passed judgment, without considering that pregnancy is a deeply personal experience and that every woman's journey is different.

Some even used her post as a basis to criticise pregnant women who experience discomfort, cravings, fatigue, mood changes, or other pregnancy-related challenges.

It made me wonder what their wives may have endured, or could endure in the future, under such expectations.

A social media post captures only a moment, often the best-edited version of reality. Pregnancy is not a competition, and one woman's experience should never be used to invalidate another's.

A little empathy would go a long way. 👌

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

For Nigeria, where the NCD burden is already high, and pressure on the health system is growing, stronger health taxes are no longer just a fiscal option, they are now a practical public health and financing imperative.

Read more: https://t.co/DfdH9biE0a

[#HealthPrefect @dearyece]

Can you people be opening your car doors gently? Painting is very expensive now. Haba!!!

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Today is World Food Safety Day.

Food safety is more than preventing food poisoning. It is a critical public health issue that affects nutrition, productivity, and overall well-being.

On #WorldFoodSafetyDay, we join the call to move from burden to solutions by promoting safer food practices, stronger surveillance, and healthier communities.

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of rumours circulating online and offline claiming there are confirmed cases of Ebola in Nigeria.

We wish to clarify: there are currently NO confirmed case of Ebola in Nigeria. Any report stating otherwise is false.

NCDC remains vigilant and continues to strengthen surveillance, preparedness, and response measures nationwide.

For verified updates, follow our official channels: @NCDCgov on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

You can also visit https://t.co/oMo7WnWdyM

#EbolaAwareness #NCDCNigeria

@UNICEF @WHO @WHONigeria @AfricaCDC

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

Probably the best thing I did to accelerate my rate of learning after my mid-30s was to drop hierarchical thinking when choosing who to learn from. Easily 10x’ed my rate of learning.

I have since realized that, for talented high achievers, hierarchical thinking is the biggest barrier to mastery of their craft.

Most people don’t consciously think about it, but it’s always there.

They decide who is worthy to learn from and who isn’t.

They only learn from people they “look up to”.

And your look-up-to group shrinks in size as you achieve more success yourself, so you deprive yourself of the great opportunity available to you: you can learn from everyone, literally everyone.

Contrary to some beliefs and some (flawed) intuitions, learning like this
- does not take huge effort
- cultivates greater critical thinking
- feels better than hierarchical learning
- can take you to mastery much faster

It does require though that you confront your ego and quiet it a little, not for spiritual or moral reasons, but solely for the purely practical, capitalistic pursuit of your greater goals.

This sounds simple, but few can do it.

The ability to do this cannot be given to you.

Only thing that can be given to you is the pointer to what is truly going on. The rest is up to you.

[SHADES OF US @shadesofusafric]

We must hold on to the hope that things will get better for us as a nation. But that hope needs to be backed by the action of civic participation.

#ShadesofUs
#CivicParticipation

[#HealthPrefect @dearyece]

@drhephzibah1 Perhaps...

[SHADES OF US @shadesofusafric]

To commemorate the 2026 Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Federal Capital Territory Secondary Education Board (FCT-SEB), Shades of Us, and Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Initiative brought 300 students of Government Secondary School, Kuje, together for...

#MHDay
#SWAGInitiative
#ShadesOfUs

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

What does it take to build trust in public health communication in Nigeria?

In our latest Curated Conversations, Chief @MakanjuolaMoji, Founder @ISMPHNG, reflects on decades of reporting health stories, shaping public understanding, and using media as a tool for accountability and change.

Here’s a glimpse of the conversation 👇🏾

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

“Health reporting is beyond events. It is about humanity.”

In our latest episode of Curated Conversations, Chief @MakanjuolaMoji shares how personal loss shaped her journey into health journalism and why stronger health communication remains critical for Nigeria’s future.

An insightful conversation on trust, storytelling, epidemics, policy, and the role of the media in saving lives.

Watch this space.

[#HealthPrefect @dearyece]

I had this convo in the staff bus when I was with Telecom.

Some guys were yapping abt y a woman needs 3months maternity leave, what is she doing? Everyone was shocked to hear my voice as I always minded my business. I sha cleared their doubts and I'm glad they saw reason.

[𝑵𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝑴𝑱™️ @proudnursemj]

Saw a tweet where a man is being dragged for “wanting his wife to return to work 4 months post-partum instead of spending time on TikTok “ I’ve got mixed feelings about it!

While I get the whole emotions around it,,, I think I kinda understand things from the man’s POV… if?

She’s considered fit to return to work? Mentally, physiologically and physically checks out!

They have help around 24hrs?

She’s truly on TikTok 24/7?

If all these are true, then maybe she can resume to a remote job… ON HER OWN TERMS!!! and make some money…esp. if the family’s struggling financially… a reasonable conversation can be had behind closed doors!

Still! On the other hand! this conversation exposes something even deeper…

There are countries for instance USA 🇺🇸 where Mat leave isn’t a luxury! They have normalized women giving birth on Monday and answering work emails by Friday.

I literally saw a post of a lady returning to work only 4 months post partum and I feared for her… Some women are forced to return to their job literally weeks/ less than 4 months post partum.

Women are expected to push out a whole human, survive sleep deprivation, hormonal crashes, breastfeeding, postpartum depression, body recovery AND still prove they’re “productive enough” to deserve rest.

And somehow, resting after childbirth is now seen as laziness?

Motherhood is the ONLY full-time job people constantly try to downgrade.

A woman spends 9 months creating life, risks her body, mental health and career… yet after 4 months people start acting like she’s on vacation because she’s at home with the baby.

Meanwhile in some countries like UK 🇬🇧 mothers get 9 months to 1 year maternity leave because they understand something many people still don’t:

Postpartum recovery is not a holiday.

The craziest part?
The same society that pressures women to “bounce back quickly” is the same society wondering why mothers are burnt out, depressed, emotionally disconnected, and exhausted.

Yes, remote work exists.
But caring for an infant IS work too!!!

Maybe the real issue is that unpaid labour done by mothers is still invisible to many people.

And before anyone says:
“Well men go back to work immediately…”

Men are not recovering from childbirth.

Let’s stop treating motherhood like an inconvenience to capitalism.

End of discussion…

Feel free to drop your take on this… let’s hear it…

Keep it respectful.

[#HealthPrefect @dearyece]

@proudnursemj "Let’s stop treating motherhood like an inconvenience to capitalism."

This your last line ennn, thank you so much!!

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Body hair is natural, and it plays an important role in protecting the skin, reducing friction, and helping regulate body temperature.

But just like every other part of the body, it needs proper care and hygiene too. Keeping body hair clean can help prevent odour, irritation, and the build-up of sweat and bacteria.
#HealthForAllNG

[SHADES OF US @shadesofusafric]

We are live at the Jos Mental Health Summit, hosted by Advancing Initiatives for Better Health (AIBETH) and Shades of Us.

The guests are coming in. The venue is set. We start at 10 am.

We are ready and excited!

#JosMentalHealthSummit
#ShadesOfUs
#AIBETH

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Women living with obstetric fistula often experience a disruption to their quality of life, deeply affected as they face discrimination and stigma from family, friends, and their communities.

Read more: https://t.co/d34YQObF8K

@Fmohnigeria

[SHADES OF US @shadesofusafric]

We say YES to #ClimateAction now!

#ShadesofUs
#ClimateChange
#GlobalGoals