A Woman Dies In Childbirth Every 7 Minutes In Nigeria — UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over Nigeria’s worsening maternal mortality rate, revealing that a woman dies every seven minutes during childbirth in the country.
The UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office, Francis Busiku Butichi, disclosed this on Friday during the symbolic handover of WASHFIT supplies to health facilities in Borno State.
Butichi attributed the high rate of maternal deaths to poor hygiene conditions, weak infection prevention systems, and unsafe environments in many health facilities across the country.
He said healthcare facilities, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected areas, remain the first line of defence against disease...