Musa Muhammad, Hadejia
To enhance health services in every nook and cranny of Jigawa communities, on Wednesday, the Jigawa State Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development, in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH), organized an awareness and sensitization program at Unity Girls Secondary School, Malam Madori, and in Kafin Hausa respectively, focusing on health-related matters.
The Commissioner, Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development, Honourable Hajiya Hadiza T. Abdulwahab, represented by a Director from the ministry, Hajiya Aisha, said the Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with the Society for Family Health, had flagged off health awareness and sensitization for adolescent girls on various aspects.
The Director of Planning, Hajiya Amina, spoke on how the students (adolescent girls) should maintain personal hygiene, wash their hands, and wear pads during menstruation, changing them at least four times a day.
She further urged them to eat nutritious food that will enhance their bodies and to actively do everything energetically for healthier conditions.
In her presentation, one of the facilitators during the program from the Non-Governmental Organization, Hajiya Nafisa Halliru, Gender Officer at the Network of Jigawa Civil Society Organizations, was part of the team that spoke about mentorship and having women role models to support them in achieving their dreams and contributing their quota to the development of Jigawa State.
Nafisa urged the students to emulate other professionals in the field of gender to support and practice their professions.
One of the students and a beneficiary of the sanitary pad kit, Amina Sani, commended the effort of the Jigawa State Government and the Society for Family Health for sensitizing adolescent girls, especially students, on health matters.
Earlier, the Director of Government Unity Girls Secondary School, Malam Madori, Hajiya Amina Ya’u, welcomed all participants from different organizations and wished them success in all their endeavors.
