The Federal Government says it will ensure the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality in the country through the adoption of the Maternal and Postnatal Death Surveillance and Response.
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by a team from the Rotary Club International and Rotary Action Group for Population and Development, who intimated him of their efforts on partnering with government to ensure the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality in the country.
He said the Maternal and Postnatal Death Surveillance and Response is an integral part of quality care, which the Ministry in collaboration with other stakeholders had developed as a national strategy based on the World Health Organization multi-stakeholder led quality of care.
Dr Mamora noted that it is a strategy for medical audits for maternal and prenatal deaths geared at identifying the cause of deaths as well as devising means to prevent reoccurrence.
The Minister said the Federal government remains committed to ensuring that its efforts towards the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality indices in Nigeria are rewarding.
He expressed regrets at the current maternal and neonatal mortality ratios and live births in Nigeria.
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