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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Pregnant Nigerian women need faster access to hospitals – technology helped us calculate travel times

    By Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine     Nigeria contributes 28% of the 280,000 maternal deaths and about 10% of almost two million stillbirths that occur annually across the globe. Evidence shows significantly higher odds of maternal deaths in urban Nigeria than in rural areas, especially in the south, due to poor road infrastructure, haphazardly built environments, traffic congestion and expanding informal settlements. According […]

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Heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to a lifetime of health problems

        By Matthew Chersich, University of the Witwatersrand and Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, University of the Witwatersrand     Climate change is one of the greatest public health threats humanity has ever faced. Global warming is part of this threat. Increasing temperatures are linked to deteriorating health, especially in vulnerable populations, including pregnant women and children. Scientists have previously shown that heat exposure increases the risk of preterm […]

todayJune 20, 2024 33

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