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Photos Show Nigeria’s Maternal Crisis as Militants Return and US Aid Dries Up

  • Nigeria's northeastern region is experiencing a severe maternal health emergency, worsened by the renewed activity of Boko Haram and a sharp decline in American financial support.
  • The crisis developed because insecurity limits health worker recruitment and reduced foreign aid causes a desperate shortfall in maternal care resources.
  • Women in Nigeria, especially in the northeast, experience life-threatening pregnancy conditions due to insufficient medical personnel and facilities amid rising risks.
  • Nigeria holds one of the world’s deadliest maternal mortality rates, with aid dwindling as global attention shifts to other crises and insecurity increasing in the northeast.
  • This situation calls for prompt national and international actions to guarantee that Nigerian women can obtain essential maternal healthcare without risk.
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Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up

KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria, more women die giving birth than anywhere else in the world. In the country’s northeast, the risks are rising as Boko Haram resurges and U.S. foreign aid dries up. Chronic underfunding leaves Africa’s most…

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