No fewer than 2,000 Nigerian women die of unsafe abortion annually with Northeast recording highest rate, says Dr. Christopher Lamai, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe. He said the rate contributed to 13 percent of mortality in the country as many women died from abortion more than malaria. According to him, every eight minutes, women die of unsafe abortion while an estimated 220,000 children are left motherless annually as a result of abortion-related death. He advised participants to fully sensitize the public on how to undergo safe abortion towards reducing the rate of mortality in the country. She said that Ipas was working closely with legislatures and law enforcement among other stakeholders on the importance of safe abortion to reduce the high rate of mortality in Nigeria.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 18, 2019 11:26 UTC