Nigeria: Reaching young people in Northern Nigeria
Source:
Action Health Incorporated Results of a baseline needs assessment carried out in northern Nigeria where hundreds of thousands of youth are exposed to higher levels of maternal mortality, forced to marry at lower ages, and have minimal access to modern family planning methods.
Website Link:
http://www.actionhealthinc.org/articles/article003.htm
Submitted on Wed, 11/02/2005 - 01:00
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