An average of 145 women of childbearing age are lost daily to pregnancy and childbirth related complications.
Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Muyi Aina, who disclosed this, also said that 2,300 children under the age of five daily fail to reach their fifth birthday due to preventable diseases particularly from the Northern Nigeria.
Aina stated this on Monday at a 2-day engagement meeting on vaccination and maternal and child health with religious leaders from Northern states of the country.
The NPHCDA’s Boss said, “Every day, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under five years old children and 145 women of childbearing age, mostly in northern Nigeria.
Aina further stressed the need for equitable access to services, and building trust between healthcare providers and the communities they serve.
NIGERIA LOSES 145 WOMEN TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH COMPLICATIONS DAILY SAYS NPHCDA
