At least 870 million people are facing hunger worldwide and they are mainly in the rural areas, a global report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has estimated. FAO released the report on Wednesday as part of activities to mark both World Food Day and International Day for Rural Women. […]
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We bring you developments to most of the stories that we have been covering for the past week or so, and more happenings from around the major divisions of the country.
Here’s a sneak peek at the headlines in
The Fiji Times for Monday, March 8, 2021.
The main story is about a 22-year-old Lautoka man diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease who says he feels cheated because medical staff in Lautoka did not find out what was wrong with him until it was too late.
Shynal Narayan claimed that despite numerous visits to the Kamikamica Health Centre and Lautoka Hospital, doctors had failed him.
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Cecelia Bolaji Dada was a former vice-chairman of Apapa Local Government and the current Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos State. In this Interview, she speaks on how the Lagos State government has been supporting and empowering rural women and the legacy she wants to leave behind at the expiration of her tenure. SEGUN KASALI brings the excerpts.
Lagos state recently celebrated the International Day of Rural Women. Why did the state decide to do this?
October 16th of every year is the International Day for Rural Women. It is our responsibility to celebrate our women in the rural area. It is for us to let the women in the rural areas know that the government is mindful of them, celebrates them and the government is ready to support them.