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8 Mar
Groups of women, tagged ‘Mama2Mama’ have been formed at community levels in Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, Adamawa states to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 (good health and wellness) – particularly survival of pregnant women and their children to reduce the high rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria.
26 Dec
Amid multi-dimensional challenges threatening the survival of mother and newborn during labour in Nigeria, development agencies and other relevant stakeholders in the maternal health industry are leaving no stone unturned to change the devastating narrative. Significant percentage of pregnant mothers in Nigeria fall victims of the horrific circumstances on a daily basis in the labour…
17 Dec
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has pledged government’s action to combat the nation’s alarmingly high maternal mortality rate. 
2 Dec
In a significant stride towards combating maternal and child mortality in Lagos State, officials of the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nigeria (SOGON), Lagos sector, paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Health
25 Nov
Stakeholders meeting on the sideline of the 57th annual national conference of the Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetrics, (SOGON), have called for increased access to family planning across communities in Kano and Kaduna States for reduced maternal mortality.
10 Nov
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration is to commence a special health insurance enrollment program for vulnerable pregnant women in the FCT in order to drastically reduce maternal mortality rate in the nation's seat of power .
26 Oct
As part of its commitment towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the WELLBEING Foundation Africa has empowered over 300,000 women on maternal mortality through MamaCare360 classes in nineteen years.
19 Oct
As part of its commitment towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the WELLBEING Foundation Africa has empowered over 300,000 women on maternal mortality through MamaCare360 classes in nineteen years.
21 Apr 2023
Wife of erstwhile Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has decried the high maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, stressing the need to urgently reverse the trend.

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