African Countries Differ Widely in Prenatal HIV Testing – Why It Matters

ANALYSISBy Anthony Idowu Ajayi The introduction of antiretroviral drugs has resulted in a remarkable decline in mother-to-child transmission of HIV. New infections among children declined by 52% worldwide and 55% in sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2019. This is why universal screening of all pregnant women for HIV is so important. If all pregnant women were screened and treated, the risk […]

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Nigeria: Why Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Amongst Highest in the World

By Itodo Daniel Sule, Olayemi John-Mensah (Abuja), Lami Sadiq (Kaduna), Misbahu Bashir (Maiduguri), Nana-Hauwa Sule (Kano), Hope Abah Emmanuel (Makurdi), Bassey Willie (Yenagoa), Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad Contributes 20 per cent to global maternal deaths Inadequate health personnel/facilities, poverty, early marriage, key factors Banditry, insurgency hinder pregnant women from ante-natal services Nigeria is one of the […]

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