No, more than 99% of Nigerian children under 5 don’t die every year
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To mark World Health Day in April 2021, Nigerian non-profit organisation Connected Development made an alarming claim about child mortality.
“In commemoration of #WorldHealthDay2021, we are reminded that annually, Nigeria loses over 99% of children below the age of five due to dilapidated health care services,” the organisation tweeted.
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On a morning last February, eight-year-old Aminatu Zana – whose real name has been concealed – was raped in her hometown of Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city. The alleged perpetrator was no stranger: a neighbour, who used his familiarity and a bar of chocolate to lure the child into his room, then threatened her if she spoke of his crime.
But bloody traces of his assault on Aminatu’s garments gave him away. Her widowed and impoverished mother, Salima, dreaded going to the police but was encouraged by her neighbours to press charges. That itself was uncommon, as due to fear of stigmatisation and lacking trust in legal pathways, many victims in this part of the country do not pursue justice.
Rivers state, Nigeria – On a morning last February, eight-year-old Aminatu Zana – whose real name has been concealed – was raped in her hometown of Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city. The alleged perpetrator was no stranger: a neighbour, who used his familiarity and a bar of chocolate to lure the child into his room, then threatened her if she spoke of his crime.
But bloody traces of his assault on Aminatu’s garments gave him away. Her widowed and impoverished mother, Salima, dreaded going to the police but was encouraged by her neighbours to press charges. That itself was uncommon, as due to fear of stigmatisation and lacking trust in legal pathways, many victims in this part of the country do not pursue justice.
The minister who spoke virtually, told the forum, attended by stakeholders, that so far, of the N500bn COVID-19 funds, N288bn has been released to implementing agencies to support programmes.
According to him, the Federal Government is now in the process of releasing additional sums to the implementing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
“The total package includes N500bn stimulus from special federal government account in the budget, and a N1.8trn through financial institutions.
“From the N500bn stimuli from the reversed 2020 budget there is provision of N126bn to build resilience health system in Nigeria to prevent possible loss of lives,” Agba said.
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