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maternal health

Thought Leadership

Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?; Recommendations for Improved Outcomes

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
December 3, 2020
6 Mins read
We have heard the statistics countless times. Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of global maternal deaths according to the World Health Organisation…
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Thought Leadership

Mental Health, a Silent Burden for Women #GivingBirthInNigeria

By Shifa Mwesigye
November 20, 2020
7 Mins read
Adeona (not real name) narrates the mental breakdown she suffered when carrying and delivering her fourth and last child. She was sick…
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Torchlight

Taking ownership: Women in Jigawa community fund emergency transportation for pregnant women

By Bashar Abubakar
October 12, 2020
8 Mins read
“My husband and I have always known that I would deliver at the hospital,” says Azeema Hussaini, 25, while sitting on a…
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Torchlight

Enugu's free maternal programme is providing better health for rural women and children

By Nigeria Health Watch
July 14, 2020
5 Mins read
“This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health interventions implemented in Nigeria.” At Amorji Nike Primary…
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Torchlight

Public-Private Partnerships can help Nigerian hospitals improve maternal health; Here's how

By Nigeria Health Watch
June 16, 2020
7 Mins read
By Taiwo Adebulu (Lead Writer) “This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health interventions implemented in…
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Torchlight

How Lagos State is tackling the challenge of alternative birth methods

By Nigeria Health Watch
May 26, 2020
7 Mins read
By Olufemi Omotayo and Agnes Udosen (Lead Writers) “This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health…
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Torchlight

Albishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto

By Bashar Abubakar
March 9, 2020
7 Mins read
Shafa’atu Abubakar, 37, is a mother of ten who lives in Ubandoma, Sifawa town, Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State. In January…
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Torchlight

Nigeria's maternity wards go digital to audit births

By Shifa Mwesigye
January 7, 2020
9 Mins read
When Dr. Bello Olubenga started out his career as a gynaecologist at Maitama District Hospital in Abuja, helping mothers deliver healthy babies…
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Torchlight

The Men who Change Diapers: Men's antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos

By Chibuike Alagboso
December 30, 2019
7 Mins read
There are so many stories of giving birth in Nigeria. From good to not so great. These stories come from people in…
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Torchlight

From land to sea: Improving maternal and child health access in Lagos State

By Chibuike Alagboso
December 16, 2019
7 Mins read
Ensuring that people everywhere have access to affordable, quality healthcare at the point of need, is an imperative that requires urgent action….
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Torchlight

Behind the 66%: Pathfinder International Initiative helps reduce maternal deaths in Cross River

By Beti Baiye
November 28, 2019
7 Mins read
No woman should die while giving life… These words took on a whole new meaning for me when I lost my sister-in-law…
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Torchlight

Quality healthcare is local: The Ijede General Hospital Story

By Chibuike Alagboso
October 29, 2019
7 Mins read
The Ijede General Hospital is located along the Egbin Thermal Power Station Road in Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos…
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Torchlight

Hand in Hand: Collaboration for better maternal health in Gombe

By Chibuike Alagboso
October 8, 2019
7 Mins read
How do you get women in rural areas to discard harmful traditional maternal health practices and adopt the practice of going to…
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Torchlight

The Ultimate #HealthMeetsTechNG Hack: Funding Healthcare with plastic waste

By Nigeria Health Watch
September 25, 2019
5 Mins read
Where can you feel excited, anxious, inspired, passionate and enlightened, all within 72 hours? These were the emotions at the 2019 #HealthMeetsTechNG…
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