About this episode

The episode discusses protests by teachers in Nigeria against school kidnappings and the impact of poor sanitation on maternal health in Zambia.

Teachers in Nigeria's Oyo, Borno and Lagos states protest kidnappings of teachers and learners. And how poor sanitation puts mothers at risk of maternal sepsis in Zambia.

Topics covered

• teachers protest
• school kidnappings
• sanitation
• maternal health
• Nigeria
• Zambia

Keywords

• Nigeria
• teachers
• kidnappings
• sanitation
• maternal sepsis
• Zambia

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Nigeria, Oyo, Borno, Lagos, Zambia

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