{"id":13384,"date":"2025-04-07T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=13384"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:37:45","slug":"first-lady-senator-oluremi-tinubu-calls-for-greater-investment-in-maternal-and-newborn-health-on-world-health-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/first-lady-senator-oluremi-tinubu-calls-for-greater-investment-in-maternal-and-newborn-health-on-world-health-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu Calls for Greater Investment in Maternal and Newborn Health on World Health Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has called for renewed commitment to maternal and newborn health, describing it as a moral duty and a critical step towards achieving sustainable development.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13387\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13387\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9050-243x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9050-243x300.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9050-828x1024.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9050-768x950.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9050-640x791.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9050.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In a statement released in commemoration of <\/span><span class=\"s1\">World Health Day 2025<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, which is themed <\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHealthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> the First Lady stressed the need for increased attention to the wellbeing of mothers and newborns, noting that preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth continue to claim the lives of women and children daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cEvery day, far too many women and newborns lose their lives due to preventable complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cNo mother should have to risk her life to bring a child into the world, and no newborn should be denied a fair chance at survival,\u201d she stated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Senator Tinubu emphasized that building a healthier nation starts with ensuring safe deliveries and nurturing environments for children to grow and thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cOn this World Health Day, let us all strive to create a world where mothers can safely give birth and children can live healthy lives to reach their full potential,\u201d she urged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The First Lady also extended heartfelt appreciation to health workers across the country, acknowledging their selfless dedication and pivotal role in safeguarding public health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cCongratulations to all our health workers for your great sacrifice to make the world a healthy place. Thank you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cHappy World Health Day!\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has called for renewed commitment to maternal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-grassroots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13384"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13388,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13384\/revisions\/13388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}