Lagos — The UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) on Friday urged the Federal Government to prioritise the recruitment and retention of midwives in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) 4 and 5.
At a joint news conference in Lagos, with some groups in Lagos, the UNFPA said that the shortage of midwives remained a challenge to Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) care delivery in Nigeria.
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