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What Punjab taught Zamfara about safer childbirth
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What Punjab taught Zamfara about safer childbirth

Nigeria faces a severe maternal health crisis, with maternal mortality among the highest globally - and Zamfara State in the northwest was hit particularly hard. Rather than starting with new budgets or construction, the state took a smart approach: they first assessed what was actually happening on the ground through independent evaluation of their primary healthcare facilities. What they found was shocking - labour wards so degraded they couldn't continue, missing equipment, and chronic medicine shortages despite having skilled birth attendants. The state then mobilized political will and resources, establishing 23 safe delivery centers and strengthening their drug supply system, leading to drastic improvements in essential medicine availability and safer deliveries.
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