MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation have committed $25 million to efforts aimed at reducing maternal mortality in Nigeria through 2030 under a new maternal health partnership. The four-year initiative, known as the Maternal Health Multiplier platform, will focus on expanding access to AI-enabled maternal healthcare by making smartphones, mobile data and improved connectivity more affordable and accessible to pregnant women and healthcare facilities. The programme is expected to reach 500,000 women, 5,000 frontline health workers and 500 health facilities across Nigeria. As part of the initiative, phone-based AI decision-support tools...