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Africa: Maternal Deaths in Nigeria Still Underreported - Report
Premium Times, 3 December 2020
"Pregnancy is not a disease. It should not lead to deaths. Every maternal death should be regarded as an abnormality." Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria? - Recommendations for Improved Outcomes
Nigeria Health Watch, 3 December 2020
We have heard the statistics countless times. Read more »
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Nigeria: #GivingBirthInNigeria - Curbing Nigeria's High Rate of Maternal Deaths Through Community MPDSR
Nigeria Health Watch, 25 November 2020
Maternal mortality, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days following the delivery or termination of a pregnancy.… Read more »
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Nigeria: Group to Launch 'Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?' Report
Nigeria Health Watch, 25 November 2020
Africare,Nigeria Health Watch and EpiAFRIC are set to launch a report on the causes of maternal deaths in communities in Nigeria on Monday, 30 November 2020. Read more »
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Nigeria: Rising Cases of Stillbirths in Nigeria
This Day, 29 October 2020
The primary health care system should be strengthened Read more »
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Nigeria: Nourishing the Future - How Unicef Is Providing Nutrition Care in Sokoto State
Nigeria Health Watch, 23 November 2020
According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of malnutrition among children six to 59 months in… Read more »
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Nigeria: UK, Govt Launch £235m Health Programme for 5 Northern States
Daily Trust, 25 November 2020
The United Kingdom Government, in collaboration with the Nigerian Government on Tuesday launched a programme worth £235m to strengthen the health systems of five northern… Read more »
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Nigeria: Mental Health, a Silent Burden for Women #GivingBirthinNigeria
Nigeria Health Watch, 20 November 2020
Adeona (not real name) narrates the mental breakdown she suffered when carrying and delivering her fourth and last child. She was sick throughout her pregnancy. And yet her husband… Read more »
Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?
A report - "Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?" - is the culmination of a community-informed maternal death review, carried out in 18 communities across six states, representing each geopolitical zone in Nigeria. The report takes a critical look at the reasons women are dying in Nigerian communities, summarising a year-long review of community maternal deaths. The Giving Birth in Nigeria programme is a consortium consisting of Africare, Nigeria Health Watch, and EpiAFRIC, and supported by funding from MSD for Mothers.
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"There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.", writes Oludoyinmola ... Read more »
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After the genocide in 1994, Rwanda now has its act together and reduced deaths among under five-year-old children by 67%. After two civil wars and an Ebola epidemic, nearly 70% of ... Read more »
