Nigeria, June 29 -- The intervention, implemented in partnership with the Ummulkhairi Foundation, targets young married adolescents, husbands, mothers-in-law, and traditional and religious leaders to drive behavioral change at the community level.

Speaking during a sensitization program in the Karatudu community on Monday, Chairperson of the Ummulkhairi Foundation and Implementing Faith and Cultural Champion (IFCC), Hajiya Maryam Sani, said the initiative was designed to educate residents on the health benefits of spacing births and the importance of accessing quality healthcare services during pregnancy and childbirth.

She explained that the program seeks to curb the rising incidence of maternal and newborn deaths linked to poor healt...