“More significantly, studies have shown that breastfeeding improves physical and mental development in children,” says UNICEF’s communication specialist Sally Sadie Singhateh at the forum on Breastfeeding with the private sector in commemoration of World Breastfeeding week at Paradise Suites Hotel on the 26th August 2010.

An exclusive interview with NaNA’s Malang Fofana
In this edition of children’s corner, we will publish an exclusive interview with Malang N. Fofana, Public Health Nutritionist, Programme Manager at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA,) in observance of the World Breastfeeding Week.
During the interview, Mr. Fofana was able to shed light on the World Breastfeeding Week and its importance. He was also highlighted his Agency’s achievements in promoting exclusive breast feeding as well as their shortcomings.

In today’s edition, the Children’s Corner will publish below a presentation made by a child in the person of Abdoulie Badjie, who is the Vice President of the Voice of the Young, during the commemoration of the Day of the African Child, held on the 16th of June 2010.
The 16th of June is a day set aside by the African Union (AU), the then Organisation of African Unity(OAU), to remember the innocent children who were killed in Soweto, South Africa, while fighting for their rights demanding for quality education and TO be thought in the language they can understand.

In today’s edition of Children’s Corner, we will focus on the meeting of the 15th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child which was held at the AU Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 15 to 19 March 2010.
The main objective meeting was to share experiences on the promotion of Child Rights in Africa and to consider State Party Reports and agree on recommendations for more effective action to improve the welfare of children.
The Opening Ceremony was chaired by H.E. Advocate Bience Gawanas, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission.
Opening Remarks:

Today’s edition of Children’s Corner will focus on the situation of “Almudus” in The Gambia today some of whom have now changed their traditional method of working for their Marabouts..

In our last edition of children’s corner, we will published an aritcle on early marriage which is really affecting the lives of children, especially young girls. This is a continuation of the article

In today’s edition, we will be discussing about early marriage, which is really affecting the lives of children, especially young girls.
Child marriage usually refers to two separate social phenomena which are practiced in some societies. The first and more widespread practice is that of marrying a young child (generally defined as below the age of fifteen) to an adult. In practice, it is almost always a young girl married to a man.

In this edition of Children’s Corner, we are going to discuss malaria and how it impacts on the lives of children who are the future leaders of tomorrow. It is obvious that everyone knows what malaria is and the burden it puts on us the moment it enters in our systems. In the Gambia or perhaps in most parts of Africa, most illnesses are usually associated with malaria even if laboratory tests are not conducted by medical practitioners.

Children’s Corner will still continue the review of the State of the Children’s Report 2009 which focuses on Maternal and Newborn Health. This has been a cause for concern to health authorities in Africa more so the Gambia.

A review of the state of the World’s Children Report 2009
In today’s edition of Children’s Corner, we will examine Maternal and Newborn Health under the 2009 State of the Children’s Report. The report which was launched in the Gambia recently by UNICEF and the government of the Gambia focuses mainly on maternal and Newborn Health.