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Nigerian State Takes on Maternal, Child Death

Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko is determined to turn the tables on maternal and infant mortality under a new program that calls for building hospitals, cutting healthcare costs and deploying paramedics to rural areas.
Lauren Everitt/AllAfrica

Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko started the Abiye initiative, a new program that offers free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five.

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