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How local initiative is taming sexual abuse in Abuja communities

How local initiative is taming sexual abuse in Abuja communities Nigeria has an extremely low conviction rate for rape and sexual abuse 4 min read Last Friday, advocates against child and sexual abuse in Nigeria commemorated the first year, a community-based-approach to curb such menaces took off in four rural communities in Abuja. The event, attended by government officials, community members and health advocates, was organised to take stock of how the initiative fared, its progress and limitations one year on. Launched by the Sexual Offences Awareness and Response (SOAR)with funding from the European Union under the rule of law and anti-corruption programme – RoLAC, the initiative was aimed at breaking the endless cycle of sexual and violent crimes against women and children.

World Cancer Day: Only 3 public radiotherapy centres in Nigeria

Medical practitioners who spoke to Daily Trust revealed that there are no more than three functional radiotherapy centres for cancer treatment in Nigeria. The Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Jafaru Momoh, said aside from the hospital he heads, which has two linac radiotherapy machines, only the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), which is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) has two of the machines. Speaking about these challenges, an Oncology Consultant at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Dr Muhammad Inuwa Mustapha, identified lack of radiotherapy machine as a monumental concern that requires urgent attention from both the federal and state government.

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