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The Walk Is Over: ECOWAS Must Now Deliver on Malaria Elimination and Maternal Survival

May 14, 2026
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WHX in Lagos to highlight pathways for localising West Africa’s health supply chain

May 13, 2026
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In Nigeria and Tanzania, Simulation Training Is Changing How Birth Emergencies Are Managed

May 12, 2026
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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

May 11, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

May 11, 2026
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By | September 13, 2025

Poor Quality Maternal Medicines: A Silent Threat to Childbirth in Nigeria

Habibat Ohunene Lawal and Dr Adachi Ekeh (Lead writers) Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), prolonged bleeding after childbirth, remains the leading cause of maternal mortality, accounting for 23% of maternal deaths. In 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated Nigeria’s maternal mortality ratio to be 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births, the world’s second-highest. The statistics tell […]

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Nigeria Health Watch to Host Health Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Innovations

By | July 16, 2024

Recognising that maternal health is a crucial aspect of public health, reflecting the well-being of a nation’s future generations, Nigeria Health Watch is convening key stakeholders for a Health Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health titled: Scaling Maternal Health Innovations in Nigeria: Learnings, Challenges and Opportunities scheduled for Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria. Maternal […]

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RICOM3: A Collaborative Effort to Reduce Maternal Deaths from Indirect Causes in Nigeria

By | January 23, 2023

By Michael Atima and Bunmi Oyebanji Obot (Lead Writers) It is a little-known fact that 5–10% of pregnancies in Nigeria are complicated by hypertension issues. Despite the significant burden of maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM), there hasn’t been sufficient focus on how noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) affect women of reproductive age and their risk factors. The Federal […]

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Haihuwa Lafiya: Preventing Maternal Mortality in Jigawa State One Trip at a Time

By | November 14, 2022

By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji (Lead Writer) Hadiza Haladu’s first pregnancy almost ended in a double tragedy when she went into early labour. The closest health centre was 16 kilometres — about 30 minutes to one hour — away; and with only a traditional birth attendant (TBA) in attendance, Haladu lost her baby. She nearly bled to death from post-partum […]

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Breaking Norms and Preventing Mother and Child Deaths Through Community Dialogues

By | September 14, 2022

By Bashar Abubakar and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Close to a hundred community members — men and women of various age groups — had assembled under two tents in front of the village head’s residence in Yakasai village, Soba Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. A woman in the community had died while giving birth, and the community […]

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Leveraging the Private Sector to Expand Access to Family Planning — Without Compromising Quality

By | March 7, 2022

By Iyadunni Olubode (Lead Writer) It has been a rough couple of years for maternal health. COVID-19 dealt a major blow to our health system, setting us back in our efforts to improve care quality and equity to help pregnant women survive and thrive.In order to sufficiently tackle our nation’s maternal health crisis, however, we […]

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