In today’s programme, you will hear about allergies that have often affected children’s health. The symptoms can be frequent sneeze or cough or have rashes on their bodies etc. Any child can develop allergies, but they are more common in children from families with a history of such reactions.

In this programme you will hear about a painful tradition of extracting teeth of children, being exercised in Darfur. The parents who conduct that excruciating teeth removal they do so under the belief that it brings a bad omen. They also believe the tooth has been cast and they call it ‘ a plastic tooth’. So many times the exercise in addition to leaving excruciating pain to the child it also affects him psychologically. The programme features an expert who explains why the practice is outdated and that it should be abandoned completely.

“Do you know”? that UNAMID over the years has assisted in demobilizing 6,000 ex-combatants, both from government and the armed opposition, and reintegrating them into the society by providing them with basic requirements of starting a new civilian life? You will hear that and other issues discussed in the programme.

Today’s programme features UNAMID backed activity in supporting more than 400 students by donating chairs to Ali Abi Talib elementary school in North Niyala locality as well as a discussion about a campaign against female genital mutilation.