maternal mortality Nigeria

Federal Health Initiative Boosts Access to Life-Saving Rural Emergency Care NEMSAS ambulance transporting patient to hospital in Kano

NEMSAS ambulance transporting patient to hospital in Kano

Federal Health Initiative Boosts Access to Life-Saving Rural Emergency Care

Hussaini Ibrahim March 12, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Women and children under five in Kano State are gaining wider access to free emergency...

Nigeria Faces Critical Maternal Health Crisis as UNFPA Sounds Warning UNFPA warns Nigeria faces a worsening maternal health crisis, urging political will, women’s empowerment, and stronger health systems to curb rising maternal and neonatal deaths.

UNFPA warns Nigeria faces a worsening maternal health crisis, urging political will, women’s empowerment, and stronger health systems to curb rising maternal and neonatal deaths.

Nigeria Faces Critical Maternal Health Crisis as UNFPA Sounds Warning

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius November 19, 2025

CALABAR, Nigeria – Nigeria’s persistently high maternal and neonatal deaths demand urgent political commitment, deep socio-cultural reforms,...

Delta Sacks Health Workers Extorting Pregnant Women, Children Under Five Delta State Commissioner for Health addresses maternal healthcare fraud case

Delta State Commissioner for Health addresses maternal healthcare fraud case

Delta Sacks Health Workers Extorting Pregnant Women, Children Under Five

Koko Maxwella September 28, 2025

DELTA, Nigeria – Delta State has dismissed several health workers accused of extorting pregnant women and children...