Dr Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health
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A Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University College Hospital, UCH, Oladosu Ojengbede on Wednesday said that about 50 percent of pregnant women across the country are currently suffering from anaemia due to shortage and lack of good food suitable for their health during pregnancy.
Ojengbede disclosed this while delivering a paper titled: “Promoting Sustainable Development Through Effective Family Planning Programming” at the Safe Motherhood Day 2016 media forum organised by Development Communications Network, DevComs, and Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) tagged “Saving Mother’s and Baby’s lives: A Worthy Investment for National Development”.
The gynaecologist who attributed the inability of the pregnant women to afford good food rich in nutrients and vitamins to high level of…
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