Olanrewaju, Faith Osasumwen and Goerge, Tayo and Ayodele, Trust and Olanrewaju, Adekunle (2020) Media Advocacy: A Strategy for Addressing Health Concerns in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps in Nigeria. In: Handbook of Research on the Global Impact of Media on Migration Issues v. IGI Global, pp. 253-271.
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Abstract
Across the world, media has been used to promote policies, including those associated with general public health and those targeting vulnerable groups such as internally displaced persons (IDPs). Since 2002, North-eastern Nigeria has suffered immensely from the Boko Haram insurgency causing thousands of deaths and the displacement of persons. Drawing on secondary data and employing descriptive analysis, the chapter discusses the common health crises IDPs in Nigeria face and addresses how media advocacy can be adopted in improving better health interventions for IDPs in Nigeria. The study found that the poor health care interventions in IDP camps are direct reflections of the poor health system of the Nigerian state. It recommends media advocacy both for the immediate intervention of relevant actors especially the government in providing better health care for IDPs as well as the long-term interventions in the initiation of better health care policies for IDPs.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. FAITH OSASUMWEN OLANREWAJU |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2021 15:15 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jun 2021 15:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/14843 |
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