DFID on CHILD Health

The only way we will end poverty is to put women and mothers at the front and centre of all our efforts Andrew Mitchell UK Development Secretary

......The health of newborns is inextricably linked to the health of their mothers. Interventions to improve maternal health and survival also improve newborn health and survival. These include; antenatal care, skilled attendance at birth, access to emergency obstetric care when necessary, adequate nutrition, post-partum care, newborn care, education to improve health, breastfeeding and improved sanitation, hygiene and water.

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The Family

The Obamas are the first First Family of African American descent in the United States. They are adorable and so real. They have been on the tabloids since their victory to the white house and continue to make the headlines.


Who really make up the FAMILY unit? Most often than not we depict a family as the image of a mother, father and children. This is defined as the Nuclear family in most of our societies. The Extended family on the other hand normally goes beyond just the parents and the children but comprises cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and even sometimes foster relations.

Lets take a glimpse at the new family in town!


Congrats to Kimora and Hounsou for their new inclusion to the family. Baby Kenzo is a cutie and so are Ming Lee and Aoki Lee.

Baby Kenzo


Baby and Mommy



Baby and Daddy

Mother and Child

"Children are a gift from the Lord" Psalm 127:3

and so are mothers who brought them into the world.
Right from birth, the baby and mother cohere. This is a natural thing (no offense to papas) for children to be attracted to the mother at that early stage in their lives.

I was told that it is always good to keep the new baby close to the mother’s chest after delivery for the baby to feel her heartbeat. Anyone has an idea why this is so?

Knowing that the child is God's precious gift to us, how do we treat such precious and priceless gift? Do we love them with all our hearts or neglect them? It's pitiful seeing young girls and boys of school-going age hawking on the streets. Being me, I pause and ask myself: "where are their mothers and why are they not in the classroom at that time of the day"? These children are most often than not, left to their own devices. What can we do about this people? ........ The answer lies within. Share your thoughts on this pressing issue.

Proverbs 29:15 says; "the rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame" (KJV)