News Updates

Nigeria Health Watch recommends community MPDSR to curb maternal deaths

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Abuja, Nov. 21, 2020 The Nigeria Health Watch , a nonprofit organisation, says community Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) will help to reduce maternal deaths rate in the country.
Mrs Vivianne Ihekweazu, Managing Director, Nigeria Health Watch, made the assertion in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday.
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Making Childbirth Less Arduous for Pregnant Women

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Rebecca Ejifoma, who visited the Iyana-Era in Ojo area of Lagos State, reports that the goal of healthcare workers, especially those in involved in the process of childbirth in Primary Health Centres, should be to make the journey less arduous for pregnant women, which in the long run reduces maternal mortality

Helping premature babies survive

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Preterm birth compli-cations are the leading cause of death globally for children under five. Of the 15 million babies born before the 37th week of pregnancy every year, approximately one million will die. But new research conducted at secondary and tertiary health facilities in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan offers hope for increased survival rates.
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Maternal Health: USAID inaugurates advocacy committee in Ebonyi

Sunday, February 7, 2021

In its bid to achieve greater result in its advocacy towards positive health behaviours in Ebonyi State, the Breakthrough Action-Nigeria has set up a 35-man Committee to drive its health programmes in the hinterlands. The inauguration was part of its two-day Social and Behaviour Change Advocacy Orientation and Work plan Development Workshop held last week at the Osborne La Palm hotel, Abakaliki The even was organised in collaboration with the office of the wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State.

Nigeria Pushes for Companionship in Labour to Improve Maternal Health Services

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

"My husband was with me in the delivery room during the birth of our second child. His presence made the labour pain tolerable. It gave me a sense of calm as it had a psychological and emotional effect on me," says Mrs Taliah Chukwuma, a businesswoman.
"We were fortunate that the hospital where I delivered allowed spouses or relatives to be present in delivery rooms. We had been looking forward to the experience," Mrs Chukwuma, one of the Nigerian women who have benefitted from the companionship in labour programme supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) adds.

Benefits of modern contraceptive methods for mother, child and family

Monday, October 5, 2020

The World Contraception Day was marked on September 26 to celebrate the importance of contraception.
Emphasising sexual and reproductive health has always been a cornerstone of the celebration of the Day with family planning being the crux.
In Nigeria, an NGO, Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health @ Scale, held a press conference to mark the day and make a case for modern contraception as necessary to achieve the nation’s goals in maternal, neonatal and child health.

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