Between Law and Life: The Grey Realities of Abortion in Nigeria
Between Law and Life: The Grey Realities of Abortion in Nigeria In Nigeria today, a woman’s uterus is both a site of life and a battleground of law. The recent debate in the Senate over a bill proposing harsher penalties for abortion re-ignited a familiar national anxiety. Yet, in the midst of the tension, something […]
How MHR Is Guiding Adolescents Toward Safer Health Choices
Seconds for Good (S4G) and Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria (MHR), successfully delivered an intensive, youth-centred Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) and Digital Safety training to students at Army Day Secondary School, Mobushipe Barracks, Abuja. This initiative forms part of S4G and MHR’s commitment to transforming adolescent wellbeing by equipping young people […]
MHR at ICFP 2025: Advancing Rights Through Empathy And Innovation
At the 2025 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá, Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria (MHR) took active roles in shaping conversations at the intersection of public health, communication, leveraging technology and rights-based advocacy. Across panels, workshops, and storytelling sessions. MHR highlighted a central argument: that empathy-led communication and digital innovation are […]
The Hidden Struggles: Stories from the Frontlines of Nigeria’s HIV, TB, and Malaria Battle
While policies and advocacy efforts continue to shape Nigeria’s healthcare landscape, the real struggles of vulnerable individuals battling HIV, TB, and malaria remain largely unseen. At the capacity-building workshop hosted by Lawyers Alert and Media Health & Rights Initiative of Nigeria and supported by the Gender Equality Fund (GEF) in Akwa-Ibom, participants shared heartbreaking stories […]
Nigeria’s Health Landscape: Bridging Policy and Advocacy Gaps
Nigeria’s health landscape is a complex tapestry woven with persistent challenges, especially in peculiar regions like Akwa Ibom and Benue states that face a significant burden from TB, HIV, and Malaria, compounded by systemic issues such as entrenched patriarchal norms, economic disparities, and the lingering impacts of conflict-induced displacement.. The “Law, Rights & Community Empowerment […]
Evidence-Based Advocacy Workshop for Gender-Responsive HIV, TB & Malaria Response in Akwa Ibom
Lawyers Alert, in collaboration with the Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria (MHR), commenced a two-day Capacity Building Workshop on Evidence-Based Advocacy for an Effective Gender-Responsive HIV, TB, and Malaria Response in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State supported by the Gender Equality Fund (GEF). The workshop, held from February 4 to February 5, 2025, seeks […]
Join Our Board of Trustees
MHR is looking for dynamic individuals to join our Board of Trustees! As a trustee, you’ll play a vital role in shaping our mission, driving impact, and ensuring excellence in governance. Who are we looking for? Women with either of these: 1. Clinical Expertise: Solid hands-on knowledge and experience in Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, […]
Lawyers Alert & MHR Launch Rights and Empowerment Project on TB, HIV, and Malaria Response Project in Akwa Ibom and Benue
Event Overview In a two-day event held on the 15th and 16th of October, 2024, we held the official launch of the Law, Rights, and Community Empowerment for Social Change in TB, HIV, and Malaria Response project in Akwa-Ibom State. This project, funded by the Global Equality Fund (GEF) and implemented by Lawyers Alert and […]
MHR HOSTS SRHR SUMMIT 1.0
BACKGROUND Media, Health & Rights Initiative of Nigeria (MHR) organized the maiden edition of the SRHR Summit; the first of its kind in Nigeria in commemoration of World Contraception Day 2024. The objective of this summit was to address the gaps in SRHR services, share best practices, innovative approaches and foster partnerships and collaborations among […]
Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria September Newsletter
September 2024 Dear Friends and Supporters, It has been an interesting year so far with the Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria, the month of September was exceptional like no other as we continued to build on the work we began in 2023 to ensure an end to unsafe abortions in Nigeria. This month has […]