Nigeria: Experts Raise Alarm Over Infant Mortality in Nigeria

14 October 2018

Abuja — With the nation ranking third highest in infant mortality, with over 87, 600 babies dying yearly, Medical practitioners in the country have raised alarm over the upsurge, especially preterm babies.

Group Medical Manager, Limi Children's Hospital, Iseko Iseko, in Abuja said knowledge remained the most critical challenge reducing infant mortality rate in the country.

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