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Nigeria: How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care Is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State
Nigeria Health Watch, 26 April 2021
In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and… Read more »
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Nigeria: No, 60% of Women in Nigeria Don't Give Birth At Traditional Attendants' Facilities
Daily Trust, 20 April 2021
During a conference on traditional health in Nigeria, an expert said more than 60% of women in the country delivered their babies in facilities owned by traditional birth… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Nigeria's Maternal Mortality Amongst Highest in the World
Daily Trust, 9 January 2021
Contributes 20 per cent to global maternal deaths Read more »
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Nigeria: Lagos Maternity Centre Records Zero Mortality in Three Months
Premium Times, 15 April 2021
Nigeria has about 512 maternal mortality per 100,000 births, one of the worst in the world, according to health minister Osagie Ehanire. Read more »
How a Systems Approach Is Reducing Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the rate of maternal and infants deaths due to preventable health problems is alarming. Nigeria currently has one of the highest rates of maternal and infant deaths in the world. Systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) in facilities, and the ineffectiveness of MPDSR platforms and their inability to translate to better quality of care. These are challenges that must be addressed to close the gaps in quality healthcare. For the next three years, the 'Saving Mothers, Giving Life' initiative aims to contribute to the goal of the Kaduna State Government in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality through three key objectives, writes Bunmi Oyebanji for Nigeria Health Watch.
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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, ... 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 »
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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 »
How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State
