WEEKLY BLOG RECAP
Pathfinder International started in Nigeria in 1965 when Dr. Clarence Gamble and his wife Sarah Gamble came to Nigeria in the hopes of laying a foundation for his work. Fifty-five years later, their journey has transformed lives and led to significant changes in Nigeria’s sexual and reproductive health space.
With an estimated population of 196 million people, and a poorly managed and funded health care system, millions in Nigeria still lack access to essential health services. Eighty-six percent of married women of reproductive age aren’t using a modern method of contraception. Each year, an estimated 58,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth complications in Nigeria, second only to India in terms of maternal deaths.
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