๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐: ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐.
One year after the Federal Government announced free caesarean sections for indigent pregnant women to reduce Nigeriaโs high maternal mortality rate, PUNCH Healthwiseโs investigation reveals widespread implementation gaps across federal teaching hospitals. While many institutions have commenced the service, major tertiary hospitals in the South-West, including the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba; the University College Hospital, Ibadan; and the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, are yet to implement the policy, leaving vulnerable expectant mothers who need the service to continue struggling to pay out-of-pocket for the emergency procedures. JANET OGUNDEPO reports
