Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Crisis: UN Women, FG Seek Collective Action

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Federal Government have called for stronger collaboration, increased investment and innovative approaches to address Nigeria’s maternal mortality crisis and improve access to sexual and reproductive health services.

The call was made on Wednesday at the Second Annual National Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Conference 2026, organised by the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Networks in Abuja.

Speaking at the event, the UN Women Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States.(ECOWAS), Beatrice Eyong, said maternal mortality remained a major...