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How low tech is making a big impact on maternal deaths in Nigeria

By Aanu Adeoye, for CNN

Updated 1242 GMT (2042 HKT) December 7, 2018

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Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth, according to the <a href="http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/193994/WHO_RHR_15.23_eng.pdf;jsessionid=FC186C161A934E23A7CDB0757D4FEF44?sequence=1" target="_blank">United Nations</a>. It accounts for 19% of all maternal deaths on the planet.
Photos: Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria
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="https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/nigeria-polio/en/" target="_blank">Polio-Endemic list</a> by the World Health Organization.
Photos: Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria
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="http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a>.
Photos: Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria
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="http://polioeradication.org/where-we-work/nigeria/" target="_blank">The Global Polio Eradication Initiative</a>.
Photos: Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria
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.
Photos: Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria
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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