How Community Leaders are Changing Maternal Health Outcomes in Northern Nigeria
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Significant investment continues to be made to improve the health of women and children across Nigeria, especially in rural, disadvantaged locations. The…
The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria
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‘Delivering a baby is what gives me joy the most’, explains 26-year-old midwife Aliya Lawal Adam as she takes time out to…
Five big issues at the International Conference of Midwives in Abuja
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May 5 was this year’s International Day of the Midwife. To commemorate this day in Nigeria, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, UNFPA,…
MDGs: “Every Day counts, every Action counts, every Life counts"
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We recently attended the “2014 Partners’ Forum” in Johannesburg, South Africa, together with about a thousand other colleagues from the public and…
Are we really seeing a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in Nigeria?
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Over the past few months, there have been various reports in the media about a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in…
Saving 1 million lives in Nigeria
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On the 16th October 2012, most people involved in maternal and child health in Nigeria gathered at the Banquet Hall of the…