The Lagos State Government has recorded a major success with its MamaBase initiative, which reportedly saved over 7,800 women in 2024 alone.
The achievement places Lagos at the forefront of maternal health interventions in Nigeria, a country where maternal deaths remain alarmingly high.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 79,500 Nigerian women died from childbirth-related causes in 2023, accounting for nearly 29 percent of global maternal deaths. As one of Nigeria’s most densely populated states, Lagos was considered especially at risk.
