Tag: maternal mortality
Maternal mortality: Edo vows to sustain family planning intervention
The Commissioner noted that there has been a shift in the mindset of communities towards accepting and owning their reproductive…
FG, Ogun partner to combat maternal mortality
The Minister also noted that educating mothers regarding their health is important, adding that the federal government has diverted a…
Firm advocates improved sensitisation to reduce maternal mortality
A pregnant woman, Mrs Juliet Yakub, said that she almost lost her life and baby from pregnancy complications while patronising…
Maternal mortality a national emergency – COWLSO
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) on Thursday described the country's high maternal mortality rate as a…
Agency decries high child, maternal mortality rate
Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has decried the high rate in maternal and…
Health minister calls for accelerated girls’ education
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday called for accelerated girls education in order to reduce maternal mortality…
Maternal mortality: University to establish institute for health professionals
Igbinedion University Okada in Edo, said it would establish a patient safety institute to train health professionals to proactively identify…
Maternal mortality: UNICEF to check iron deficiency among Nigerian girls, women
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has launched Anaemia Reduction in School and Non-school Girls (ARISING) project to address iron…
Maternal mortality: Nasarawa Govt. trains 52 health workers
Nasarawa State Government has commenced the training of 52 health workers on how to manage labour during child birth, to…
Maternal Mortality: Aisha Buhari calls for support from private sector stakeholders
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has appealed to stakeholders in the private sector to support the fight…
Maternal mortality: Nigerian statistics alarming – Association
Dr Rosemary Ogu, former President of Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) on Thursday said that the statistics of maternal…
Maternal mortality: Ambode’s wife charges expectant mothers to utilise PHCs
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has again called on expectant mothers in the state, to…
UNFPA tells Federal Government to fight high fertility, maternal mortality
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday advised Nigeria to fight high fertility, maternal mortality rate and migration problem…
Lagos Maternal Deaths Hit 1.1m
The maternal mortality rate in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has hit 1.1 million annually, says the Lagos State Government as…
Tackling Maternal Mortality
By Rasak Musbau Statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF reveal that a woman in Nigeria has a…
Maternal Mortality: Pregnant Women Get ‘Mama Kits’
In an effort to reduce maternal mortality in the country , the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has…