child deaths
12 May
The Abia State Government has been urged to step up efforts to reduce maternal and child deaths. The call was made at a one day Train-The-Trainer workshop tagged “Helping Babies Breathe”, which had participants drawn from various Local Council across the State.
5 Dec 2019
To combat maternal and perinatal mortality in the country, Rotarian Action Group for Population and Development (RFPD) in conjunction with international partners have launched an initiative to reduce the scourge in Lagos
22 Nov 2019
Lagos State Government has declared zero tolerance for maternal, neo-natal and child deaths in the state.
24 Oct 2019
Worried by the high child and maternal mortality in the country, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecological Surgeon at the College of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State, Innocent Ujah, has made recommendations on how to navigate and sweep landmines for safe motherhood in Nigeria.
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