Prof. Chris Akani, the Provost, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), says Nigeria accounted for 25 per cent of maternal, new born and child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014.
Mr. Akani, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, gave the alarming statistics while delivering the university's 116th inaugural Lecture on Thursday in Choba, Rivers.
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