maternal mortality

Marie Stopes International Nigeria (MSIN), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has donated 1,497 packs of misoprostol tablets worth N1million to Nasarawa Government to help curb maternal mortality in the state. Mr Nathaniel Oyona,…

Immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has said that training traditional birth attendants will not save maternal lives in the country. Mimiko, who was a guest speaker at endowed lecture series of the Kola Olafimihan,…

An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Prof. Oluwarotimi Akinola, has called for an improvement of the socioeconomic status of women through investment in education toward addressing the root causes of maternal deaths. Akinola, also Head of…

Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) has urged the Federal and state governments to see the issue of maternal mortality as a national emergency that must be seriously addressed in order to considerably reduce its high rate.…

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has said that the federal government's zero-tolerance declaration on maternal deaths in the country has paid off, pointing out that the welfare of women and children was currently being given…

Financial predicament has been identified as one of the major causes of maternal mortality in the country due to the fact that many pregnant women do not go to hospitals because of lack of money to access quality healthcare services. The…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said its dream is yet to be realised in Nigeria and for all people in all places, but expressed commitment to end maternal mortality in Nigeria. The UNFPA made the commitment at the official…

Bayelsa State currently has the poorest record of maternal mortality rate among the states of the south-south region in particular and the country in general. Professor Ebitimitula Etebu, the Commissioner for Health, disclosed this on…