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Opinion: Women’s voices reveal a maternal medicines access gap
29 July 2025In Kenya and Nigeria, women’s experiences reveal critical gaps in maternal health care, with many forced to find and fund essential medicines during labor. But listening to their voices shows us that progress toward UHC is possible.