World Health Day: Experts call for improved medical care for mothers, newborns

As the world marks the 2025 World Health Day, health experts in Nigeria say the country’s struggling health system offers little hope for mothers and newborns.

The experts spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.

They expressed concern that persistent gaps in the nation’s primary healthcare (PHC) delivery, poor infrastructure, and rising medical tourism undermined any real progress toward ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

The World Health Day…