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As part of activities to mark the 46th and 47th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Wednesday 24th November, 2021 was a day set scheduled for the UNIBEN Heroes Award/Excellence and Productivity Awards. Amongst the many recipients of the Excellence…

The Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) again on Tuesday, 27th April, 2021, organized training for Health care providers and Social workers on Covid19 risk mitigation in providing Sexual and Reproductive Health services in Enugu State. The Training is one of WHARC/ UNFPA CSO…

WHARC carried out training of Health Care Workers from Alimosho, Etiosa and Ikeja on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and COVID 19 Risk Management, on May 14th, 2021 at Ostra Hall and Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.  

First it was Rapid SMS initiative and now it is Text4Life using USSD code. Health care delivery and access keeps getting better with WHARC I enjoin The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Health and every other stakeholder to lend a clue…

As part of ways of fulfilling WHARC’s Mandate, Monthly General Meetings are organized to share important information, make and take key decisions, provide updates on projects & activities, receive progress reports/feedbacks from WHARC Members of Staffs, brainstorm new innovative ideas, and resolve organizational challenges. View…

By Diakpomrere, Ogheneworo Epiphany Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI) on Tuesday 18th January, 2022 held a One-day workshop at the Theatre Hall 2, CERHI, University of Benin (UNIBEN), tagged "Workshop on Research Priorities Agenda Setting in Reproductive Health." The workshop was targeted…

The Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) on Thursday September 16, 2021, held a one-day stakeholder meeting on the impact of the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Civil Society Engagement (CSOE) project in Akwa Ibom state.

The month of March is usually landmarks of celebrations for women. One of such landmarks of celebration took place on March 8th 2022, being International Women’s Day (IWD). As part of activities to celebrate the 2022 IWD, Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) in…

WHARC commenced implementing a multi-faceted intervention to improve the utilization of the available PHCs in two LGAs in Edo State namely Esan South East and Etsako East Local Government Areas with an aim to increase women’s access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce maternal and…

Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In other cases, they cause no signs or symptoms at all. The growths are typically benign, or noncancerous. No.…