Pregnant women and new mothers in Oyo State got something new and relevant with the commissioning of the revamped maternal wards in four hospitals by the MTN Foundation (MTNF).
According to UNICEF statistics, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-five year olds and 145 women of childbearing age. This makes the country the second largest contributor to the under–five and maternal mortality rate in the world.
Stakeholders in the health sector met last week at the Development Communications’ 8th quarterly Civil Society-Media forum with the theme: Health Budgeting in Nigeria; trend and implication for maternal and child health service delivery.
No fewer than 2500 nursing mothers are benefiting from a free medical care in Enugu State under the auspices of Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders Initiatives,CNDI.