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By Nigeria Health Watch | September 4, 2024

Scaling Innovations in Maternal Health: E-MOTIVE Bundle Offers Lifesaving Solution to Address Postpartum Haemorrhage

Christopher Bassey (Lead Writer) There have been continued efforts to reduce the high levels of maternal mortality in Nigeria , yet progress has been slow and the country’s maternal mortality rate remains one of the highest in the world. This issue remains an urgent concern in Nigeria, highlighting the need for sustained attention and accelerated action […]

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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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Nigeria Health Watch Announces Primary Health Care Policy Dialogue

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 13, 2023

In 2020, Nigeria accounted for over a quarter (28.5%) of global maternal deaths, totalling about 82,000. These avoidable deaths are especially concentrated in hard-to-reach rural communities and peri-urban areas, where access to healthcare is limited. Niger State, like other northern Nigerian states, grapples with preventable maternal and child deaths. Shockingly, approximately 1 in 95 women […]

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Nigeria Health Watch Announces Nutrition Policy Dialogue

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 19, 2023

1 in 10 children dies from hunger before age five in Nigeria. Achieving SDG 2, zero hunger, and SDG 3, good health and well-being, by 2030 is challenged by hunger and poor nutrition because a productive economy relies on a healthy and adequately nourished population. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United […]

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