Tag: Child Mortality

Pry healthcare: Experts blame increasing child mortality on corruption

Sep 2, 2022

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Emman Ovuakporie

in Health

Worried by rising maternal and child mortality in communities across Nigeria, a medical doctor, and public health expert, Dr. Laz Ude, has lamented that the activities of corrupt health workers continue to undermine the ability of Primary Health Centers (PHCs) to deliver sound service. This assertion is coming against the backdrop of an investigative…
FG to access $40m facility for maternal, child, adolescent mortality

Feb 7, 2018

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Ediri Oyibo

in Health, Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Health says it planned to access the 40 million Dollar Global Financing Facility (GFF) to halt maternal, newborn, child and adolescent deaths by 2030. Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations of the ministry made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. She stated that the facility…