Nigeria, April 7 -- The United Nations has warned that recent cuts to global health aid could reverse progress in reducing maternal deaths.

A new UN report released to mark the 2025 World Health Day shows a 40 per cent global decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023, which was attributed to improved access to essential health services.

However, the report titled Trends in maternal mortality warned that humanitarian funding cuts are now threatening to reverse the progress made over two decades.

It revealed that an estimated 260,000 women died from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications in 2023, averaging one death every two minutes.

Recently, the WHO also warned that abrupt cuts in global health funding are threatening ...