Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth, according to the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.who.int%2Firis%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10665%2F193994%2FWHO_RHR_15.23_eng.pdf%3Bjsessionid%3DFC186C161A934E23A7CDB0757D4FEF44%3Fsequence%3D1" target="_blank" target="_blank">United Nations</a>. It accounts for 19% of all maternal deaths on the planet.
Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth, according to the United Nations. It accounts for 19% of all maternal deaths on the planet.
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A child receives a shot during a vaccination campaign against polio in Northern Nigeria. Nigeria continues to make progress in the fight against polio, and was, in 2016, removed from the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fmediacentre%2Fnews%2Freleases%2F2015%2Fnigeria-polio%2Fen%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Polio-Endemic list</a> by the World Health Organization.
A child receives a shot during a vaccination campaign against polio in Northern Nigeria. Nigeria continues to make progress in the fight against polio, and was, in 2016, removed from the Polio-Endemic list by the World Health Organization.
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A young boy reacts as a health worker administers a measles vaccine in Lagos. Nigeria is one of three countries where up to about 8.1 million children remain un-vaccinated from measles, according to the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fnews-room%2Ffact-sheets%2Fdetail%2Fmeasles" target="_blank" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a>.
A young boy reacts as a health worker administers a measles vaccine in Lagos. Nigeria is one of three countries where up to about 8.1 million children remain un-vaccinated from measles, according to the World Health Organization.
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A child's finger is being marked as proof to show that she has been immunized during a vaccination campaign against polio in northwest Nigeria. <br />Nigeria is one of only three countries in the world with ongoing wild polio virus transmission, according to <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolioeradication.org%2Fwhere-we-work%2Fnigeria%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Global Polio Eradication Initiative</a>.
A child's finger is being marked as proof to show that she has been immunized during a vaccination campaign against polio in northwest Nigeria.
Nigeria is one of only three countries in the world with ongoing wild polio virus transmission, according to The Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Bakassi IDP camp in the Cross River Sate of Nigeria provides vital health care services, including running a medical facility, distributing medication, family planning counseling and skills training for girls and women affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Bakassi IDP camp in the Cross River Sate of Nigeria provides vital health care services, including running a medical facility, distributing medication, family planning counseling and skills training for girls and women affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
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