NGO Adopts ‘MamaBase’ Programme Against Maternal, Infant Mortality In Nigeria

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRH Collective) has intensified efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria.
It adopts the “MamaBase Programme” to encourage pregnant women to access antenatal care and deliver their babies in health facilities under the supervision of skilled healthcare providers.
At a community sensitisation programme at Igbo-Owu Primary Healthcare Centre in Mushin, Lagos, on Wednesday, the community maternal health coordinator of MRH Collective, Atinuke Adenekan, said the initiative was designed to ensure that mothers and their babies survive pregnancy and childbirth. In a press statement made availab...