Browsing by Author "Duruji Moses Metumara"

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Covid-19 Pandemic and Global Health Governance
(Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 22(2), 2024) Folorunso Gideon Ibukuntomiwa; Duruji Moses Metumara; Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy Uwa
The study is focused on COVID-19 and how it has shaped the global health governance discourse in the past few years. Acknowledging the World Health Organisation as the chief global health body, the study highlighted the roles of the organization in managing global health crisis since its inception and how pandemics have had enormous impact on international relations. This study employs ex post facto research design with qualitative approach. Using content analysis, the study analysed the efforts of global health institutions on COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges faced, and objective goals to be achieved. The study concludes that the development of capacity by individual states and sub-regions is a major leap towards better health governance. Global health governance depends largely upon collaborative and collective efforts. It recommends the system strengthening approach, the one health approach and more collaborations and partnerships to consolidating on the successful eradication of the COVID-19 disease. The discussion around COVID-19 cannot be exhausted in a short while, due to the long-lasting effects that it has had on the world. This study offers unique perspective to understanding pandemic management and measures to improve preparedness for future outbreak.
Evaluating the Influence of International Conventions on Child Marriage in Nigeria: Progress towards Achieving SDG Target 5.3 by 2030
(Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 22(2), 2024) Silva Asagba Omolola; Duruji Moses Metumara; Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy Uwa
This study provides a critical examination of the impact of international conventions on child marriage in Nigeria. It sheds light on the persistent and overlooked consequences in various overlooked regions in relation to achieving target 5.3 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The study raises two key questions: the extent to which these conventions have influenced policies and legal frameworks regarding child marriage in Nigeria, and how cultural, social, and economic factors intersect with the implementation of these conventions within the Nigerian context. This study employs a qualitative research method, primarily relying on secondary data sources to explore the underlying factors contributing to child marriage. The research delves into relevant documents and literature to identify factors such as family honor, societal norms, gender inequality, and the endorsement of family decisions. The findings highlight how gaps in policy and legal frameworks, combined with inadequate enforcement and a lack of commitment from leaders, worsen the complex challenges linked to child marriage. Additionally, the study argues that child marriage is a reflection of existing social norms and contributes to the perpetuation of a culture of child slavery and sexual exploitation. As the 2030 deadline to eliminate harmful practices like child, early, and forced marriage as well as female genital mutilation approaches, it is crucial to enhance efforts to end child marriage in Nigeria. The findings emphasize the importance of comprehensive awareness campaigns, sensitization, and the enactment of laws against child marriage. This underscores the urgent need to reinforce legal and policy enforcement mechanisms to tackle this deeply rooted issue in Nigeria.
Gender Social Norms Among Internal Migrant Communities in South-West Nigeria
(Journal of Ecohumanism Volume: 3, No: 7, 2024) Silva Asagba Omolola; Duruji Moses Metumara; Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy Uwa
This study delves into the complex relationship between migration, gender social norms, and child marriage within internal migrant communities in Southwest Nigeria. Existing research has demonstrated that the dynamics of child marriage and migration are intricately interwoven and contingent upon specific contextual factors. This relationship is further nuanced by the dual pressures of conflict and forced displacement, which can exert both upward and downward influences on child marriage practices. Drawing from the prevalence of child marriage across multiple boards, specific normative factors were identified, such as a girl's chastity as a means to preserve family honour, a preference for male education and opportunities, the perception of girls as a financial burden leading to early marriage, and the societal view of girls primarily in roles as wives and mothers. These norms constrain girls' participation in decision-making processes and reinforce their subservient roles. The intersecting impact of these social norms on poverty and prolonged insecurity contributes to the perpetuation of child marriage. Insights from studies on legalities surrounding the permissible age for marriage underscore the significant sway of societal norms in determining marriage timing. These insights provide a foundation for the development of interventions and policies promoting gender equality and safeguarding the rights of individuals affected by child marriage. Despite a growing volume of research on child marriage, there remains a research gap within humanitarian contexts, particularly migration. This study seeks to address this gap by exploring the complex interplay between migration, gender, and social norms in shaping child marriage practices, specifically within the Nigerian context.
Interrogating the Responses of WHO to the Outbreak of Covid-19 in Nigeria
(Centr; and Eastern European Online Library, Transnational Press London, 2024-03) Folorunso Gideon Ibukuntomiwa; Duruji Moses Metumara; Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy U.
The study introduces the World Health Organization as the apex body of global health, which is charged with the fundamental role of maintaining a healthy globe. However, outbreak of diseases has become a growing menace that the WHO has battled for decades since its inception. COVID-19 is the latest of such battles. This study employs ex post facto research design with qualitative approach. Using the textual analysis, this study interrogated the responses of the WHO with regards to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Some of these responses include technical aids, training aids, among other active responses. These responses, however, cannot be achieved without the role of the apex national health institution, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The study shows that the effectiveness of NCDC in contact tracing, surveillance, intelligence gathering, partnerships and collaborations, and so forth, was paramount to the successes achieved post-pandemic. The study recommended the improvement of political, economic, and technological interventions, in a way that there is adequate preparedness for future outbreaks. Proposed the adoption of Health Systems Strengthening, and the adoption of horizontal healthcare approach, rather than the currently operational vertical healthcare approach. The study offers a holistic perspective on COVID-19 pandemic management in Nigeria, which focused points on best practices to improve preparedness for future outbreaks.