I have already highlighted the embrassing Nigerian maternal mortality rates in a previous post but today the Punch-Nigeria's most widely read newspaper has published an article on the governments latest efforts to combat this problem.
The sum of N9bn has been allocated to 12 states to help train the appropiate specialists and update the facilities in state obstetric units.
This is an issue that the Flying Doctors has and will continue to lobby about, as well as provide critical care transport for these women and their often critically ill newborns.
Dr Da Vinci hopes that at least some of this funding will make it through Nigeria's funnel of corruption (pictured above).
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