In response to Nigeria’s devastating maternal mortality crisis, local healthcare providers are bringing up efforts to save lives. With an estimated 75,000 women dying from pregnancy related complications in 2023, equivalent to one death every seven minutes, the WHO has described Nigeria as the most dangerous place in the world to give birth.
At a community health center in Lagos, pregnant women are now having access to important antenatal care. Nurses there not only track the well being of mothers and their babies but also supply essential medication and guidance that they need.
The program, driven by the Maternal and Reproductive Healthcare Collective, is designed to reach women in underserved communities, tackling complications before they become life threatening.
