At the programme, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, a professor, stated that the state still records about 400 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, describing the figure as unacceptable for a megacity.
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Almost a year after the Mother and Child Hospital was commissioned in Akwa Ibom, it remains closed.
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In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the State Immunisation Officer (SIO), Bashar Garba, said many who still refuse the vaccines have long-held beliefs and are not newly influenced.
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Mr Akanbi warned that anyone who brings alcoholic drinks to the palace intends to “eliminate the king.”
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