This Monday, I was seated at a table waiting for my food when I overheard a fascinating conversation. That’s where I learned about the Namibian Home Front Survivors’ League (NHSL) for the first time. Apparently this new organisation aims to represent those who weren’t fortunate enough to be born in some far-off country during the...
The Federal Government says it has made plans in a new policy plans for cancer survivors to be catered to adequately. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the plan...
Some survivors of childhood cancer on Saturday embarked on a walk to sensitise FCT residents on the need for early diagnosis, accessible treatment and political will to support children with the disease. Okapi Children Cancer Foundation, an NGO led the walk in Abuja. The foundation’s Chief Volunteer, Ms Kemi Adekanye, said the seventh annual event...
The first sign that something was wrong was the sound of the dogs barking. It was 02h30 and dark outside. When Husam Abdelgawi, a 31-year-old accountant in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, got up and went sleepily downstairs to check on them, he felt water under his feet. Husam opened the front door of...
TRIPOLI, Sept. 15 — It’s been five days since the floods struck, a time almost impossible to find more survivors. A miracle survivor Meed Abdul-Qaser, a 40-year-old resident in Libya’s worst-hit Derna, revisited his darkest hours in the nightmare. “My family was completely surrounded by water. I lost contact with them. I was at the...
The African Counsellors Social Development Association (ACSDA), a non-profit organisation, hosted its first graduation ceremony for about 80 graduates, all survivors from the Otweya fire in Narraville who were evicted with other vulnerable members of the Walvis Bay community. The organisation was born out of a desire to bring change to people’s lives and enhance...
Lisho Mushongo, 29, is one of the seven people out of 23 who survived the suspected poisoned porridge. “When we got the residue, each household had their own container. At my household, we pounded ours, and the others did the same at their respective compounds. We had a small amount of maize meal that we...
Staff Reporter KATERE, July 20 – In a heartwarming gesture of solidarity, teachers from Ndiyona and Shinyunguwe circuits in Kavango East region rallied together under the leadership of their education inspectors to provide support for the surviving family of the 16 individuals who tragically perished due to food poisoning in Kayova village, Ndiyona constituency. The...