Nigeria: 'Nigeria Accounts for 23 Per Cent of Deaths From Maternal Mortality Globally'

17 October 2019

The Lead Consultant of the Maternal Safety Data (MSD), an NGO, Mary-Ann Etiebiet, has said Nigeria contributes 23 per cent of deaths from maternal mortality, globally.

Mrs Etiebiet, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2019 "Future of Health Conference", expressed worry over the prevalence of such deaths in Nigeria.

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