Population Media Center has worked in Nigeria to change the attitudes and behaviors that lead to population growth, the subjugation of women and girls, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Jangala airs twice weekly on 26 radio stations across 16 states in southern Nigeria. It is being aired concurrently with A Dade...
A Dade Ana Yi airs twice weekly on 25 radio stations across 17 states in northern Nigeria. The Hausa language...
Tafigawalo originally aired (2013-2014) in three southern Nigeria states: Lagos (Bond FM), Akwa Ibom (Planet FM), Enugu (Enugu Broadcasting...
Hannunka Mai Sanda originally aired (2013-2014) in northern Nigeria in six states: Kebbi (Kebbi Broadcasting Corporation, Abujua (Aso FM), Kaduna...
Gugar Goge was broadcast in the northern Nigeria states of Kano and Kaduna on Radio Kano AM, Radio...
Ruwan Dare aired in 15-minute episodes in northern Nigeria in the states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, and Sokoto....
Fistula Voices trained 12 women in Nigeria who had undergone fistula repair to become community mobilizers and educators,...
UNFPA asked PMC to assist African local FM and community radio stations address HIV/AIDS and reproductive health issues...
Preventable diseases remain a challenge in Nigeria. While the percentage of the population living with HIV/AIDS is low compared to other African countries, Nigeria has the second highest death rate in the world from HIV/AIDS and second largest number of people with HIV/AIDS due to its large population. Child mortality also remains high due to malaria, vaccine-preventable diseases, diarrhea and respiratory infections. Population Institute has ranked Nigeria the 17th most vulnerable state in their 2015 Demographic Vulnerability Report
Women’s rights and health also pose challenges. Only 43% of women obtain a secondary education. Nigeria has a high maternal mortality rate (630 deaths per 100,000 live births) and UNFPA estimates that 100,000 to 1 million women suffer from obstetric fistula.
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