1 million more midwives needed to save 4 million lives yearly – UNFPA
Ms Keita noted that midwives are trained to provide most essential sexual and reproductive health services.
Ms Keita noted that midwives are trained to provide most essential sexual and reproductive health services.
Mr Salako noted that the government is also targeting a 15 per cent reduction in infant and under-five mortality within ...
In many low-resource communities, midwives are often the only available skilled birth attendants, working under harsh conditions, with limited resources ...
He warned that continued closure of PHCs could worsen the crisis
He expressed disappointment over the government's failure to address the association's demands, which date back to 2023
The nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on 21 May.
Nurses and Midwives in Oyo state are threatening to embark on an indefinite strike if the government fails to with ...
“The maternal mortality rate in the state is 281 per 100,000. This is the statistics from public health facilities; it ...
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The strike is coming barely a week after the National Association of Resident Doctors suspended its strike.
The Nigerian Health Minister represented Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the event.
Applications are being received.
Gombe currently has 163 doctors, 69 pharmacists, and 1159 nurses and midwives.
Gombe has only 1,159 nurses and midwives in its employ.
“The midwives were deployed to PHC facilities in rural areas throughout the 36 states and FCT in 2016.”
The government had promised to pay the midwives quickly after PREMIUM TIMES reported the indebtedness.
The decision came after a PREMIUM TIMES report showed how government indebtedness to midwives hampered the fight against maternal deaths.
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