African Health Awareness Network - AHAN

02/24/2026

Before swings and slides, there was the African village square. In this space, African children learned community, movement, and belonging under the watch of elders and in the company of their peers - between storytelling and play. What did play look like in your childhood community? Tell us in the comments section where you played growing up.

Learn more about AHAN Playground Initiative here: https://ahaninitiatives.org/project/ahan-playground-initiative/

02/22/2026

Please leave a comment below if you're interested in participating in this health challenge and you will receive an invitation to join the event.

🌿✨ Join the 11th Annual Black Health Challenge! ✨🌿

We’re gearing up for our 11th Annual Black Health Challenge, and I’d love for YOU to join us and invite others who may benefit.

📅 Challenge Dates: Monday, March 2 – Sunday, March 15, 2026
(2 Weeks Total)

For these two weeks, we challenge you to:
🥗 Eat ONLY fruits, vegetables, and drink water
🍎 A full list of foods that are ACCEPTABLE and EXCLUDED for this fast is included on the event page.
🌟30 minutes of physical activity daily (For those primarily focused on weight loss)

📝 Daily Participation
Each participant is asked to post at least once per day during the fast.

🤝 Why Participate?
This fast is a physical, mental, and spiritual reset.
It can be difficult — but with community support, we grow and finish strong together.

🏆 Completion Rewards
Participants who complete the full two-week challenge
—including daily posting— will receive a Certificate of Completion + a small gift 🎁

🌟To learn more and/or participate in the Black Health Challenge 11- go click on our Facebook event page 🌟

We hope that you will join us. Good Luck and Blessings! 💚💛❤️

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02/21/2026

When midwives are by women's side through pregnancy and birth, health outcomes improve & women are happier with their care. They are more likely to have:

👩🏻 Positive birth experiences
💕 More natural births
✂️ Fewer medical interventions

To improve the health of mums & babies, WHO urges countries to invest in lifesaving midwifery models of care.

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02/19/2026

Interested in learning more about the ways that religion and the spiritual manifest in pregnancy and pregnancy-related decisions, or how religion and spirituality can function as a tool and partner for hospital-based care? Head on to Zoom on Friday, February 20, as AHAN director addresses these subjects. Are there questions you'd like addressed in the talk or related subjects that you'd like to learn about? Please drop them in the comments. Care to share the ways that religious beliefs shape your health-seeking behaviors, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

📅 Friday, February 20, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (CST)
💻 Join via Zoom: https://creighton.zoom.us/j/93321067278

02/19/2026

One of the points that was made on Tuesday's radio talk show on Lagos Talks 91.3 FM concerned the need for African medical infrastructure to invest more in developing local/traditional pharmaceuticals. Please share your thoughts in the comments section on what shape this development might take as well as instances in your own communities of how "traditional" medicine is being incorporated into health care and heath-seeking.

The radio conversation notably drew listeners' attention to a quote by a British official in Nigeria in the famous report, An African Survey (1938), admonishing his colleagues against dismissing all of traditional medicine as "juju", arguing that western pharmaceuticals had gained and will continue to gain a lot from effective African herbs, including the traditional treatment for tetanus. African Survey became the operational "bible' in Nigeria and elsewhere as herbs and other herbal mixtures were taken or confiscated and sent off to Europe where the active properties in the herbs and mixtures were identified and commercialized into tablets. Share your thoughts on how African/diasporic communities can explore their natural pharmaceutical resources for their own benefits and on their own terms.

02/16/2026

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02/16/2026

Join us on Tuesday, February 17, 5AM EST/11AM NG at www.lagostalks.com as AHAN Director discusses childbirth. Share your thoughts on what you'd like to learn about. Drop your comments on the wildest birthing experiences you've heard about.

02/16/2026

What can Nigeria do to lower its maternal death rates? Have stories of maternal deaths that you’d like to share? Drop your thoughts in the comments section. According to the latest WHO reports, one woman dies every seven minutes from pregnancy and birth-related complications. Learn more about AHAN Director’s thoughts on the subject here: https://punchng.com/maternal-deaths-a-recurring-crisis-in-nigeria/

02/16/2026

Join us on Tuesday, February 17, 5AM EST/11AM NG at www.lagostalks.com as AHAN Director discusses childbirth. Share your thoughts on what you'd like to learn about. Drop your comments on the wildest birthing experience you've heard about