Reports
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011DAFOMA - An Intervention to Provide Free Maternal Care and Prevent Maternal Mortality in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. The goal of this project is to reduce the high rate of maternal mortality in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State , by providing free maternal care (antenatal, intrapatum, and post-partum care) for pregnant women in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the locality.
Objectives of the project are as follows:
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The call for Advocacy in maternal and child health has become a pressing issue for Nigerian researchers as it is unlikely for Nigeria to meet the MDG target of reducing the numbers of maternal deaths by 75% by the year 2015. This was the idea of researchers and participants at an advocacy training workshop organized for non-governmental organizations and Safe Motherhood Project leaders by the Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) in Benin City on Wednesday, September 14,...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Globally, Puerperal infection has been found to be the third most common cause of the high rate of maternal mortality. In Nigeria Peuperal infection accounts for 12% of maternal deaths. A potential attributable cause of puerperal infection is poor infection control policies and practices in health care facilities.This prompted the Women’s Health and Action Research Centre(WHARC) and the University of Aberdeen,Scotland with funding from the McArthur Foundation embarked on a study to...
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Friday, March 5, 2010The project was designed to determine the feasibility and relative program effectiveness of an
approach aimed at improving the prevention and treatment of primary postpartum
hemorrhage (PPH) in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State, South-South
Nigeria through capacity building of Primary Health Care (PHC) workers and the routine
administration of oral misoprostol at the time of delivery.Forty Six PHCs in Esan West,...
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Friday, March 5, 2010The project was designed to determine the feasibility and relative program effectiveness of an approach aimed at improving the prevention and treatment of primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ondo State, Nigeria through capacity building of Primary Health Care (PHC) workers and the routine administration of oral misoprostol at the time of delivery.
Eighty PHCs in Owo, Akure South, Ifedore and Akoko North West Local Government Areas (LGA) in...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The 4th annual Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti memorial lecture held on
Tuesday; June 2 2009, at the Civic center, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event started
with an opening prayer led by Pastor Daniel Folayan. In his welcome address, the
BOT Chairman of WHARC, Dr Abel Guobadia, thanked the participants at the
event and commended their support to the Ransome-Kuti family. He enjoined
everyone to contribute generously to the Trust Fund. The occasion was chaired by... -
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The 7th Professor James Ogonor memorial lecture held on Monday January 25, 2010, at the multipurpose hall of the Women’s Health and Action Research Center (WHARC). The lecture is organized annually in honour of the former Deputy Director of WHARC, the late Professor James Ogonor. In his life time, Professor Ogonor was a professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Benin, and a great researcher with special interest in the use of traditional medicine for the management of...