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Health Report: Hajiya Hadiza Abubakar ‘s Stance on Child Breastfeeding in Bauchi State
REPORT ON BAUCHI STATE OF HEALTH – PIONEERED BY HER EXCELLENCY HAJIYA HADIZA ABUBAKAR ON BREAST FEEDING
Wife of the Bauchi state Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Abubakar has advocated exclusive breast feeding in the first six months of child birth for the health benefit of children and their mothers.
Hajiya Hadiza Abubakar gave the indication at the official inauguration of the world breast feeding week in Bauchi.
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She called on husbands to accord their wives all the support needed in their quest to breast feed their children exclusively for the first six months of birth.
The State Commissioner for Health Dr. Zuwaira Ibrahim Hassan said exclusive breast feeding cannot be overemphasized hence the need for stakeholders to live to their responsibility to achieve healthy family life.
The State Executive Chairman Primary Health Care Development Agency, Adamu Ibrahim Gamawa commended World Health Organisation, WHO, United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, and other development partners for their support in the health sector and urged them to maintain the momentum.
Bauchi State WHO Coordinator, Dr. Adamu Ningi said the week is being organized by the World Alliance for Breast Feeding Action, WHO and UNICEF to promote excusive breast feeding for the first six months of life.
The UNICEF Representative, Salamawit Negash reaffirmed the organization’s continued support to the state in the areas of health care, hygiene, water and sanitation, education among others.
World Breast Feeding Week is being celebrated in the first week of August every year, but was delayed in the state due to political activities that saw the last Saturday’s bye election into the Bauchi South Senatorial District.
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The national drug law enforcement agency (NDLEA) has launched war against drug abuse (WADA) in Sokoto state.
The agency called on stakeholders to intensify efforts on reducing cases of drug abuse in the society.
Abdul Abdullahi, the NDLEA commander in charge of Sokoto state, inaugurated the campaign on Sunday, expressing worry over increase in drug abuse related cases across the state.
According to Abdullahi, the command had from January to date, seized a total of 43,752kg of different types of illicit drugs in the state.
He explained that WADA means increased synergy on combating the risk of drug abuse emphasising that such approach was intended to ensure a Strong approach.
The commander noted that the programme was being launched sequel to the initiatives of the NDLEA National Chairman, Retired Brig.-gen. Buba marwa.
Abdullahi expressed appreciation to other law enforcement agencies and all stakeholders in the state who are supportive in the command’s discharge of statutory responsibilities.
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Kyari, until his suspension by the commission, was the officer-in-charge of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team.
A report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America had earlier indicted him in the case of fraud involving Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi.
the Agency believes strongly that DCP Kyari is a member of a drug cartel that operates the Brazil-Ethiopia-Nigeria illicit drug pipeline, and he needs to answer questions that crop up in an ongoing drug case in which he is the principal actor. His failure to cooperate forced the hand of the Agency and that is the reason for this press briefing.
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Ahmed Mora, Chairman of PCN Governing Council, during a courtesy visit to the Comptroller General of NCs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali,in Abuja,
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