Nigeria Is World's Second Nation With High Maternal, Child Deaths - Report PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
A new report has shown that Nigeria accounts for the second-highest number of maternal and child deaths globally.Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth: Progress Report 2023' and released by the World Health Organisation
Eight other countries with high maternal, neonatal , and stillbirths are Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and the United Republic of Tanzania. "The top 10 countries with the highest-burden account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths, and 51 per cent of the world's live births," the report noted.It is no longer news that Nigeria's Maternal Mortality Rate is one of the highest in the world.
The WHO, Director of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, Anshu Banerjee, said pregnant women and newborns continue to die at unacceptably high rates worldwide. In his remark, Steven Lauwerier, UNICEF Director of Health, said since the COVID-19 pandemic, babies, children, and women who were already exposed to threats to their well-being, especially those living in fragile countries and emergencies, are facing the heaviest consequences of decreased spending and efforts on providing quality and accessible healthcare.
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