{
  "id": 19579226,
  "title": "FG secures $65m support to reduce maternal, newborn deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/fg-secures-65m-support-to-reduce-maternal-newborn-deaths",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-12T01:02:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/fg-secures-65m-support-to-reduce-maternal-newborn-deaths/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured $65 million in financial and in-kind commitments from seven private sector and philanthropic organisations to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths. These commitments, submitted through Letters of Intent under the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative Private Sector Compact, will address healthcare delivery gaps in 172 local government areas with the highest burden of maternal and newborn deaths. The organisations include DP World, Bayer, UNICEF, dsm-firmenich, Nestlé Nutrition Institute, Roche, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Seven organisations pledge $65m to reduce maternal, newborn deaths in Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/seven-organisations-pledge-65m-to-reduce-maternal-newborn-deaths-in",
        "published": "2026-11-11T18:34:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}