Health
Nigeria ranked 2nd highest in maternal death worldwide
A new report from the World Health Organisation, W-H-O disclosed that Nigeria is now second highest among countries with a high number of maternal deaths in the world.
The report, which revealed that Nigeria accounts for 29 percent of the global toll in 290,000 maternal deaths cases every year and may miss the SDG target by 2030 also ranked highest globally in incidences of neonatal and child deaths.
The report also highlighted 8 other countries with high maternal, neonatal and stillbirths including Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and the United Republic of Tanzania.
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