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To reduce the high rates of maternal deaths in Nigeria, the government must prioritise health and ensure free access to maternal health services especially in rural communities, some health experts have advocated.
These experts who spoke during a one-day summit themed ‘Re-echoing Voices for Family Planning Funding and Need to Make Maternal Health Services Free by Incoming Political Leaders” agreed that access to free maternal care is a major way to end high mortality rate in the country.
The summit was organised by the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) with support from Advocacy in Child and Family Health at Scale (PACFaH@scale), anchored by the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC).
Speaking at the summit on Thursday, the President, Association for Reproductive & Family Health (ARFH), Oladapo Ladipo, said it is important for the government to place health issues at the front burner to guarantee meaningful development in the country.
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