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2020 Children’s Day Webinar

2020 Children’s Day Webinar

Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Branch in Collaboration with RivEthics and Rivers State Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE: INVESTING IN OUR CHILDRENTime: May 27, 2020 1:00 PM West Central Africa Download Zoom on your PC, Mac, iOS or Android device. Meeting ID and link…

MWAN, Rivers Kick-starts Free Mammogram Screening for Rural Women

MWAN, Rivers Kick-starts Free Mammogram Screening for Rural Women

As part of activities commemorating World Cancer Day 4th February 2020, 60 women have benefited so far from health education, self breast examination demonstrations and mammogram screening. 100 rural women from 7 selected LGAs will benefit from free mammogram screening in partnership with the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital and Vice Chairmen/Health supervisors of LGAs. Today was the turn of…

Scientific Lecture on Diabetes

Scientific Lecture on Diabetes

The Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Rivers State branch specially invites you to the Scientific lecture on Diabetes by Prof. Jean Claude Mbanya, FRCP, Past President, International Diabetes Federation, holding at the Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) today Tuesday, 21st February, 2017. 5 free CME points. Free screening/Food Exhibition/Breakfast from 8am. Lecture starts at 10am. Thanks. Dr….

Report of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Rivers State Week 2016, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State from October 9th to 15th, 2016

Report of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Rivers State Week 2016, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State from October 9th to 15th, 2016

Background Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), an affiliate of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) and Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) is a nonprofit professional organization of registered female medical doctors and dentists dedicated to promote the health of the populace with a focus on women and children. Health indices in Nigeria have remained poor, with unacceptably high Under-five mortality…

Adolescent Youth-Friendly Health Services in Rivers State

Adolescent Youth-Friendly Health Services in Rivers State

Project Title: An Intervention to Increase Access to Youth Friendly Health Services in Andoni LGA; a strategy to address the reproductive health needs of vulnerable, out-of-school young women in oilproducing communities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Project Objectives: The objectives of this two-year project were to: 1. Reposition PHC facilities to become Youth-Friendly Health Centres 2. Mobilize youths to utilize the…