In the absence of a universal old age social security, the norm in Nigeria is for younger relatives to care for their aged parents and other older relatives. This was quite feasible in the agrarian economy, which is now being replaced by organized economy which is characterized by migration in search for jobs. This condition is further worsened by poverty among the youth. Some older citizens are rendered homeless in the present economic dispensation. They live on the streets and other public places and beg for sustenance. This paper brings to limelight the plights of the homeless older citizens in terms of their lives on the streets. The homeless older citizens are often grouped with able-bodied younger vagrants, arrested and confined in near total institutional settings when government wishes to rid the streets of vagrants. It is recommended that the National Population Commission, through its five yearly Demographic and Health Survey exercises should obtain reliable information on the number and locations of homeless older citizens and those who are likely to be homeless in the near future with the view to providing them with shelter and a universal welfare package.

The study was a community-based, cross-sectional, descriptive study of traditional birth attendants living in a rural community in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study aimed at exploring the knowledge and practice of traditional healers towards cervical cancer detection and treatment. The population of the study include traditional healers in the State. Qualitative technique using in-depth interview was adopted for data collection. The study took place within the three Senatorial Zones of the State. The results were transcribed, themes and patterns emerged, systematically and critically analyzed and results presented verbatim in quotations. The findings demonstrated that the traditional health practitioners are aware about cervical cancer. This was demonstrated by them naming the disease, mentioning some symptoms of the disease and method of treatment. The findings further showed that traditional healers perform an indispensable role in the delivery of health care, especially in rural areas where access to biomedical care is limited. It was therefore recommended that the traditional healers be well educated about the disease condition, screening methods and collaboration between modern health-care practitioners and traditional healers. Increase knowledge and collaboration may assist in early detection and treatment of cervical cancer and reduce mortality among women due to the disease.