By Ezekiel Dontinna
The Milapnen Capacity Building Initiative ( MUCABI), a Non-governmental Organisation based in Jos, Plateau State capital, is making a frantic efforts to establish a fertility education programme centre to help affected families.
The Executive Director of MUCABI, Nicodemus Samson Beska, disclosed this at the Public Presentation and Maiden Book Launch Titled: Invisible Hands of God: The Birth of a Queen”, authored by him, held at Millennium International Event Centre Jos Saturday.
He explained that, the book was conceived to raise awareness regarding infertility in Nigeria and to features a summit on Fertility Education in Nigeria.
“The purpose of this book launch is for us to be able to raise resources to set up an annual national summit programme on fertility education which we have seen it as a lack.
“The awareness is lacking and people are becoming traumatized. They need a community that will come to their aid, believing that with the resources, we will build a Center to hold our activities year-in-year-out, and to help especially the less privileged ones we know.
“When you take look at the statistic of those who are passing through these challenges. It should be between 15 to 25 percent and you will discover that these people are lacking behind in terms of invisible power of infertility”, Beska disclosed.
According to him, majority of families do not have the real awareness of how to cope with this invisible power of infertility in Nigeria, attesting that with this vision, it would be able to reduce the rate of those impacted by the infertility.
The author, therefore, prayed God help them to have a Centre where they could be meeting one-on-one with counsellors, facilities experts that would counsel them.
He said, “there are corporate bodies, there are government bodies that will be open to partner with us to ensure that we have a comprehensive programming. That will bring about change and empowerment in that regard.
“Home Material works as an open door that one must not do alone. Well, it is something that you need to partner, there are experts there, there are non-governmental organizations who are basically working in that areas”, the Executive Director hoped.
Earlier, while presenting the Author and host organisation, the Executive Director, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Professor Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, described the author as an exceptional personality whose focused was out of some personal stories to help encourage wider audience.
Presenting a Lecture on the Topic: “Navigating the Power of Invisible Power of Infertility in Nigeria”, Professor Adediran K. Ademiju-Bepo, said, “when a man and his wife are unable to give rise to young ones, the African society often links it to the woman, thus, calling her all sorts of names and even advising such a man to divorce her.
“It is unfortunate that most people do not know that, in some cases, the issues leading to fertility is stemming from the health status of the man. The phrase “invisible power” clearly defines the profound impact infertility can have on relationships, mental health, and overall well-being of couples”, he highlighted.
There were words of commendations from key stakeholders who came to grace the occasion among whom, was Professor Abraham Dogo, the Senior Pastor of Greater City Churches International, Rt. Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori, the Deputy National Chairman of APC (North), Comrade Prince Miaphen and a host of others.
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