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The joint programme, according to the statement, is in collaboration among UNFPA, UNICEF, Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development as well as the Guardian, UK

The commodities donated included Magnesium Sulphate for managing Eclampsia in pregnancy (which is the cause of about 11 per cent of maternal deaths), Oxytocin drugs for use of prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage (which accounts for about 23 per cent of maternal deaths in Nigeria)