Médecins Sans Frontières has provided extensive medical care in Jigawa State, Nigeria since 2008, aiming to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality by improving access to emergency obstetric care.
In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women aged 15 and 44.
Dr. Odiraa Nwankwor never imagined that he would eventually improve the health of countless Nigerian children in a lasting and substantial way, by creating, funding, and training the staff at Nigeria’s first Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.