Emir of Kano decries high maternal mortality in northern Nigeria

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has blamed societal negligence for the high rate of maternal mortality in the country.He lamented that the worst global mortality rate was more visible in northern Nigeria.
“There is no place in the world where we have high number of maternal mortality than in India and Northern Nigeria. Many things are responsible for this, like illiteracy, poverty and related issues. People are just exhibiting I-don’t-care attitudes towards family health,” he said.
He stated this during the launch of a book titled, “Yanaye Yanayen Ciki da Haihuwa a Likitance” (Medical Conditions of Pregnancy and Delivery) authored by a Consultant Gynecologist, Prof. Hadiza Shehu Galadanchi in Kano.
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