NUJ and UNICEF Train Journalists on Maternal Health Issues

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bauchi State Council, in collaboration with UNICEF, conducted a training program for 50 journalists from various media organizations on maternal and newborn health reporting. The training took place at the late Moham Abdullahi Conference Hall in the NUJ Bauchi Council Secretariat.

Umar Sa'id, the state chairman of NUJ, expressed gratitude for UNICEF's support, emphasizing the importance of capacity building for journalists to effectively report on health issues affecting women and children. The training aims to enhance journalists' skills and is expected to establish a technical committee over seven months to guide journalists in producing in-depth reports on maternal and newborn health.

Stakeholders in Bauchi's health sector have raised concerns about rising maternal mortality rates and called on the state house assembly to fulfill its pledge to draft legislation prohibiting home deliveries. Current statistics indicate that 69% of women in Bauchi deliver at home, exposing them to risks associated with unregulated childbirth practices.