The lifetime risk of a Nigerian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum or post-abortion is one in 22, in contrast to the lifetime risk in developed countries estimated at 1 in 4,900
Nigerian women are also said to be 500 times more likely to lose their lives in childbirth when compared to most advanced nations of the world.
An online research media, indexmundi puts Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate at 917 deaths/100,000 live births.
Speaking on the increasing rate of maternal mortality in the country, the Programme and Communication Officer, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, Mr Armsfree Ajanaku said, from their experience as an organization that has been working to mitigate the devastating impact of scourge of maternal and child health in Nigeria, they have observed a number of factors contributing to the situation.
‘6,000 toilets built in five districts of South Punjab’
Project completed in collaboration with UNICEF in record time period
APP January 07, 2021
MULTAN:
Housing Urban Development & Public Health Engineering Department Secretary had completed the construction of 6,000 toilets at over five districts of South Punjab.
The project was completed in collaboration with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in record time period.
South Punjab Housing Secretary Liaqat Ali Chatha expressed these views during inspection visit to Taunsa area on Wednesday.
“The facility will be extended to other districts of South Punjab.”
The secretary said the provision of such facilities in rural areas was of dire need.
Pakistan has ranked among the top 10 countries with the highest number of births recorded on New Year’s Day, according to the United Nations (UN) Children’s Agency.
As per the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an estimated 371,504 babies were born on 1 Jan 2021, half of which were in India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, The United States of America (USA), Egypt, Bangladesh, and the Congo.
India recorded the highest number of births at 59,995, followed by 35,615 in China, 21,439 in Nigeria, 14,161 in Pakistan, 12,336 in Indonesia, 12,006 in Ethiopia, 10,312 in USA, 9,455 in Egypt, 9,236 in Bangladesh, and 8,640 in Congo.
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The UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, said, “The children born today enter a world far different than even a year ago, and a New Year brings a new opportunity to reimagine it”.
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Neel, Alonge) Strategies to strengthen planning, promote accountability and learning, adapt programmatic activities, and engage with local communities were crucial in mitigating.barriers. This paper focuses on implementation of polio eradication activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia, which are classified by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) as outbreak countries: They have halted indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) but are experiencing reinfection as a result of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). With the hope of illuminating key lessons learned that can inform ongoing polio eradication strategy and future health programmes, the paper describes and compares barriers to implementation, implementation strategies, and intended and unintended impacts of the GPEI within and across the 2 countries. This summary focuses on the communication elements highlighted in t
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DHAKA, Dec 29, 2020 (BSS) – The coronavirus has put the entire world at serious risk. The virus which was first detected in Wuhan, China, has become a pandemic for the whole world. In the socio-economic crisis caused by the Corona surge, 3.9 million children under the age of five in South Asia could suffer from malnutrition this year. These can worsen mental and physical well-being of children.
A study published recently in the medical journal ‘The Lancet’ revealed this worrying the picture.
Referring to the study report, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that children will be more vulnerable to the pandemic than any other disease.