Ekiti Walks the Talk on World TB Day: A Powerful Step Towards Ending Tuberculosis
Ekiti’s Commitment to Ending Tuberculosis The energy was palpable on March 24th in Ekiti State, where a united front of health workers, community leaders, and TB survivors marked World TB Day. It wasn’t just a march; it was a rallying cry to end the tuberculosis epidemic. Spearheaded by the State Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy […]
Game On for Girls’ Health! Novelty Match Boosts HPV Awareness in Ondo State
Raising HPV Awareness Through Sports On World Cancer Day, Kids & Teens Resource Centre (K&TRC) partnered with Girl Effect Nigeria to spread a crucial message: HPV vaccination can help prevent cervical cancer! To engage young people, we organized a novelty football match between Muslim High School Ore and Ore Community High School in Ondo State. […]
Empowering Communities: HPV Education and Vaccination flag off event in Ondo State
Launching HPV Education and Vaccination on International Women’s Day To mark International Women’s Day (IWD), Girl Effect, in collaboration with Kids & Teens Resource Centre (K&TRC), launched an HPV education and vaccination campaign in Akure South and Odigbo Local Government Areas of Ondo State. This initiative aims to educate parents and ensure eligible girls receive […]
Kids & Teens Resource Centre and Girl Effect Nigeria Partner to Increase HPV Vaccination Uptake in Ondo State
A Powerful Partnership for Girls’ Health In a bold move to combat HPV and increase the vaccination uptake among young girls, Kids & Teens Resource Centre (K&TRC) has partnered with Girl Effect Nigeria to drive HPV vaccine awareness and access in Ondo State. This partnership leverages the Champion’s App, a digital tool designed to educate and […]
Kids & Teens Resource Centre commemorate World AIDS Day
Kids & Teens Resource Centre recently participated in the HIV Awareness Walk to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024, organized by ODSACA (Ondo State Agency for the Control of AIDS). The event took place in Akure and was led by Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This year’s theme highlighted prevention, stigma reduction, and support for […]
World Diabetes Day Outreach: Fighting Diabetes Together
World Diabetes Day serves as a global reminder of the growing impact of diabetes on millions of people worldwide. In Nigeria, diabetes continues to be a rising health concern, with many unaware of the importance of early detection, prevention, and management. At Kids & Teens Resource Centre, we took a hands-on approach to raise awareness […]
A Collaborative Approach: Fighting Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
A Collaborative Approach: Fighting Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a significant global health challenge, threatening to reverse the progress made in controlling tuberculosis. In this article, we highlight the Association for Reproductive and Family Health’s (ARFH) partnership with Kids & Teens Resource Centre (K&TRC) to implement the Community DR-TB Care intervention in Ondo State, […]
FLHE IN KADUNA- NO CHILD SHOULD BIRTH A CHILD
At the on-going project implementation on Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) in Kaduna State, religious and traditional leaders were sensitized against the alarming rate of child marriage in response to recent reports according to the Chief of Staff to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, which says over 38 per cent of girls in […]
DO YOU KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS?
It is important to know your HIV status as HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) is one of the most deadly diseases known to man. If you’re above the age of 18, it is safe to assume that you engage in sexual Intercourse. But do you play it safe, have you thought about the probability that you […]
K&TRC INAUGURATES THE FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION (FLHE) PROGRAMME IN KADUNA STATE
Meetings with stakeholders on the FLHE Project to secure commitments for the future of young people in Nigeria, paid off on Monday (June 28, 2021) as Kids and Teens Resource Centre inaugurated the Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) programme in Kaduna State. At the stakeholders meeting chaired by the CEO of Kids & Teens […]
Your Health, Your Wealth!
Health they say is wealth, the way you manage your health depicts how long you will live. Your health should be your first priority thereby staying healthy makes life enjoyable. Day after day there are different kinds of ailment and diseases that kill many people in the world today not just because there are no […]
Identification of Children Behavioural and Emotional Disorders
Identification of Children Behavioural and Emotional Disorders “If a problem is not temporary or short-lived, then should parents seek out a trained and qualified professional to help their children?” Children’s health includes physical, mental and social well-being. Most parents know the basics of keeping children healthy; like giving them healthy foods, making sure they […]
The Power of Partnership on Fighting the AIDS Epidemic
The Power of Partnership on Fighting the AIDS Epidemic Today, there are 36.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS and more than 95% of those living with HIV are in developing countries where access to effective health care is often challenging. In an age of unprecedented health innovation, these numbers are unacceptable. Goal 17 of the […]
Your First Line of Defense is Clean Hands
Human beings have been battling infections and viruses since the inception of the world; Common cold, Bird flu, Ebola, Zika, Lassa fever and now Coronavirus; there seems to be news of a new dangerous virus almost every day. For some viral diseases, vaccines and antiviral drugs have allowed us to keep infections from spreading widely, […]