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World Health Day: Global maternal health drops by 40% – UNFPA

The Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, says since 2000, the world has witnessed a remarkable 40 per cent drop...

AFIDEP unveils key findings on maternal, newborn, child health in Kenya

The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) on Thursday, October 31, 2024, unveiled critical findings from its three-year initiative, the “Putting Countries Back on...

Taming population explosion via access to safe family planning methods

The World Population Day marked on every July 11 aims at increasing awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning,...

Video: Maternal health in Nigeria

Nigeria ranks sixteenth among nations with high maternal deaths. To reduce the incidence, advocacy groups say exploring the possibility to incorporate the communities will...

Fresh concern over maternal, child health during emergencies

With increasing number of displaced persons and emergency situations caused by insecurity and other natural disasters in the country, the NOTAGAIN Campaign is particularly...

Fresh maternal mortality concern as expectant mother dies controversially

Nigeria’s worrisomely high maternal mortality ratio was called to question recently when an expectant mother, Folake Oduyoye, 35, died on December 13, 2014 at the...

Lagos government hospitals demand litres of kerosene from expectant mothers

A considerable number of Lagosians are facing a range of challenges in the bid to access proper health care services. A visit to two primary...

Obstetrics fistula: Experts clamour maternal health care improvement

Experts and development partners have called for prompt actions to end Obstetrics Fistula through provision of quality maternal health care and accountability mechanisms. According...

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Polio: Kaduna, Kogi, Sokoto, Kano, Adamawa, Bauchi launch immunisation campaign

In a small village of Unguan Kanawa, Tankarau, Dutsen-Abba Ward, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, a tragic...
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Ghana: Unlocking the potential of bioethanol for clean cooking

At sunrise and sunset many Ghanaian households strike the match to burn charcoal or wood to heat water and...

Climate change: Labour Congress seeks inclusion of critical voices in policy formulation

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to include critical voices in national climate change policy...

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Polio: Kaduna, Kogi, Sokoto, Kano, Adamawa, Bauchi launch immunisation campaign

In a small village of Unguan Kanawa, Tankarau, Dutsen-Abba...

Ghana: Unlocking the potential of bioethanol for clean cooking

At sunrise and sunset many Ghanaian households strike the...