Prioritising Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria: An Imperative for Brighter Futures
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Editor’s note: A healthy future starts with a healthy baby, and a healthy baby starts with a healthy mother. In this thought…
IMNHC 2023: Building Strong Systems to Deliver Quality Maternal and Newborn Health Services
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“The biggest stakeholder we are solving for in terms of quality (of care) is the patient.” — Ms Caroline Wanjiru Kihusa, Co-Founder, Still A…
Celebrating Womanhood: The Art of Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Healthcare
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By Dabri Olohije Ohanu and Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writers) Listening to women’s voices, needs and unique perspectives is paramount to improving access…
Accessing Quality Maternal Health Care in Niger State: Women's Voices for Action
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By Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writers) Despite decades of commitments, prioritisation and investments, Nigeria continues to grapple with preventable…
Made in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance
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By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Two years ago, Stella Kimbi lost her first baby. “At 28 weeks of my pregnancy, I started…
Haihuwa Lafiya: Preventing Maternal Mortality in Jigawa State One Trip at a Time
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By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji (Lead Writer) Hadiza Haladu’s first pregnancy almost ended in a double tragedy when she went into early labour….
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Access to Quality Maternal Medicines
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The quality of healthcare a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum is critical as it determines whether she lives or dies….
The ‘AI-Powered Midwife’ Helping Pregnant Nigerian Women and Newborns Stay Healthy
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By Innocent Eteng (Lead Writer) Five years ago, when pregnancy related complications threatened the life of Abisola Oladapo’s new-born baby, she experienced…
Big Steps Forward: Cameroon’s Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths
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By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Jean Firwa and his wife Martha were excited to be expecting a baby after 10 years of…
Healthy Mother, Healthy Child: Encouraging ANC, PMTCT uptake in Akwa Ibom State
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By Kelechukwu Iruoma (Lead Writer) Eme Okon was two months pregnant with her third child when she started attending antenatal care (ANC)…
Julia Burke Maternity Centre blends trado-modern methods to provide quality care
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By Adaobi Ezeokoli & Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writers) The GEANCO Foundation has intervened in the area of medical missions for orthopaedic…
MPD-4-QED: A Database to Improve the Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Nigeria
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By Anthonia Obokoh (Lead Writer) The maternal mortality rate in Nigeria is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births, and according to the…
How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State
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In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the…
“I decided to be pregnant with my wife” – Men as nurturers for healthy pregnancy and delivery
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Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writer) In January 2020, in the middle of the dry season known as harmattan in Nigeria, I was…