Nigeria: Ebonyi Govt to Sponsor Treatment of Women With Maternal Complications

1 September 2011

The Ebonyi State government has pledged to sponsor the treatment of women with pregnancy related complications to control maternal mortality in the state. Governor Martin Elechi made the pledge in Abakaliki yesterday when a delegation of women from Izzi Local Government Area of the state led by Mrs Adeline Idike , paid him a courtesy call as part of the celebration of the council's annual New Yam festival.

Elechi said his government would ensure that women are protected from the dangers of childbirth and other complications to keep them alive.

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