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FG partners World Bank to save 1.7m pregnant women in rural areas

The Federal Government has said that the Rural Emergency Service and Maternal Transportation initiative is targeted at saving 1.7 million pregnant women in rural areas from maternal death. The National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System representative, Adejoke Dada, said that the project being undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the

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