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Umo Akwang
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Editor-in-Chief, Glocal Media
Calabar
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Education, Climate Change , Gender, Culture, Science
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By Rasheed Adebiyi, Usman Aliyu Verified, Blessing Oladunjoye, Umo Akwang| Nigerian Tribune Verified By Usman Aliyu, Blessing Oladunjoye, Rasheed Adebiyi & Umo AkwangMrs Yewande Oluwatosin was seven months pregnant when she registered for the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS). She works in the informal sector as a hotel manager, but working for a private organisation, she said, did not preclude her from accessing the service. Mrs Oluwatosin got wind of the scheme through a friend, who explained to her the importance of health insurance services.
By Umo Akwang| Prime Progress@ CALABAR, CROSS RIVER: First-time pregnancy can be full of uncertainty and fear for most Nigerian women, especially in rural settlements where there is a shortage of unbiased pregnancy health information and access to quality healthcare due to years of underfunding in the health sector. Most such pregnant women rely on untrained traditional birth attendants for care. And when complications beyond the attendants' control arise, it could lead to child or maternal mortality, or both.
By Rasheed Adebiyi, Usman Aliyu Verified, Blessing Oladunjoye, Umo Akwang| Nigerian Tribune Verified By Usman Aliyu, Blessing Oladunjoye, Rasheed Adebiyi & Umo AkwangMrs Yewande Oluwatosin was seven months pregnant when she registered for the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS). She works in the informal sector as a hotel manager, but working for a private organisation, she said, did not preclude her from accessing the service. Mrs Oluwatosin got wind of the scheme through a friend, who explained to her the importance of health insurance services.
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