Nigeria: 40,000 Women Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications Yearly in Nigeria - Official

The official noted that over one million children under the age of five also die as a result of losing their mothers to pregnancy delivery complications.

An official of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Salma Kolo, has said that pregnancy-related illnesses have claimed more lives in Nigeria than the deadly COVID-19 virus.

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