A group of Nigerian women activists have called for programmes targetted at improving the health of women in the country.
The coalition of Women in the
According to the National Demographic Health Survey 2018, 6.9 per cent of Nigerian women of reproductive age are acutely malnourished and 3.8 per cent severely malnourished. To meet women’s health care needs, barriers to achieving gender equality should be removed, she said. The Women in PACFaH@Scale believe that if these barriers are removed by fully funding, implementing and ensuring accountability, every Nigerian woman will have access to affordable and qualitative health care.The coalition in a statement made available to journalist after the briefing made the following demands:
3. The government at all levels should provide emergency transportation to pregnant women and newborns in need and provide funds for operational cost as well as collaborate with relevant organisations such as4. National Assembly should pass laws on the 35 per cent affirmative action for women involvement and inclusion in governance.
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