The federal authorities has begun distributing free Maternal and Neonatal Well being (MNH) commodities value N2.9 billion nationwide, aimed toward bettering maternal and youngster well being outcomes.
Talking on the flag-off ceremony in Abuja on Monday, Muyi Aina, Government Director of the Nationwide Major Well being Care Improvement Company (NPHCDA), mentioned the interventions goal preventable deaths.
Mr Aina confused that the initiative varieties a part of authorities’s dedication to bettering entry to high quality healthcare for girls and kids, and decreasing maternal mortality nationwide.
He defined that the commodities are designed to ship high-impact interventions throughout Major Well being Care amenities in chosen states, beginning with 10 states dealing with the very best mortality burden.
“The initiative aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda of safeguarding the lives of girls and kids,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the intervention goals to bridge essential healthcare gaps, including that states are inspired to maintain and increase the initiative of their operational frameworks.
Mr Aina defined that the programme initially targets 80 Native Authorities Areas with the very best maternal well being dangers, whereas commodities can be offered to moms and kids freed from cost.
In line with him, distribution is zonal, with 60 per cent allotted to the Northwest, 34 per cent to the North-east, whereas North Central and South-east share the rest.
He added that the intervention consists of strengthening PHC amenities, upgrading infrastructure, and coaching well being staff alongside commodity distribution.
The Nationwide Coordinator of the Maternal and New child Mortality Discount Innovation and Initiatives (MAMII), Dayo Adeyanju, mentioned the intervention would bolster PHC service supply and scale back preventable deaths.
Mr Adeyanju emphasised that the marketing campaign highlights the significance of MNH, fostering collaboration between nationwide, state, and native well being authorities, alongside assist from improvement companions.
He applauded the FG’s interventions in maternal and youngster well being, urging state governments to commit assets and combine MNH programmes into their annual operational plans for sustainability.
“Too many ladies die needlessly from preventable causes. Even one avoidable loss of life is just too many,” Mr Adeyanju mentioned.
He mentioned the distribution formally marks authorities’s renewed dedication to drastically lower maternal and neonatal mortality throughout Nigeria.
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The World Well being Organisation (WHO) consultant, Mary Brantwo, reaffirmed the company’s assist for Nigeria’s healthcare supply, stressing that maternal well being knowledge will now be tracked yearly to measure progress.
Representatives of UNICEF, UNFPA, and the Gates Basis additionally pledged continued assist, commending authorities’s efforts in direction of bettering maternal well being nationwide.
The distributed gadgets embrace supply packs, antenatal medicine, dietary supplements, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, household planning supplies, and important medicines for maternal and neonatal care.
(NAN)
