Following a four-day workshop in Kaduna, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, National Coordinator of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative, announced the presentation of a co-created intervention report to the Kaduna State Government. He said the initiative is part of a larger federal strategy that targets 172 local government areas nationwide and reaffirmed the Federal Government and Kaduna State’s joint commitment to drastically reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, particularly in seven high-risk local government areas of the state.
According to the compact site between the federal and state governments, “we have collaborated with the state over the past four days to jointly develop a solution, a silt of intervention to see to the crashing of maternal mortality in Kaduna State,” Adeyanju stated.
He pointed out that seven Kaduna local government areas are among the worst affected in the country.
“Kaduna, in line with the MAMII strategy, is looking at where women are dying, and before now, 172 LGAs in Nigeria had been identified, and Kaduna has about 7 of those LGAs,” he said.
Adeyanju emphasized that field visits were part of the joint workshop to look into the causes of maternal fatalities.
He continued by saying that two important elements of the roadmap that has been given to the administration are the establishment of a state-level task force and appropriate stakeholder alignment.
“We have completed all of these tasks during the past four days, and the document is prepared. “We are bringing this document to the attention of high-ranking government officials for action,” he stated.
“We must commend the political will in Kaduna State because, from the deputy governor who represented the governor to the commissioner and the entire workforce, we say this is good,” he continued, praising Kaduna’s political leadership. With this document, we intend to embark on a journey towards reducing maternal mortality in Kaduna State.
At the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe received the roadmap and expressed hope for the state’s future.
“Kaduna is committed to reducing maternal deaths, and I hope the Ministry of Health will also put in the necessary effort to see this through,” she said.
Ummah Ahmed, the commissioner of health, also reassured stakeholders of the state’s commitment to enhancing the health of mothers and children.
“The dedication of Kaduna State is evident from the governor’s consistent manifestos, where he made it apparent how passionate he is about addressing the state’s high rates of maternal and infant mortality,” she said.
Ahmed emphasized continued expenditures on healthcare, such as hiring new staff and modernizing existing facilities.
“The state government has demonstrated its commitment through a number of initiatives, such as the hiring of 2,000 health workers and the renovation of health facilities,” she said.”You have witnessed the governor completing a 300-bed hospital facility in the State and upgrading from the primary health center to the secondary health facilities,” she continued. Supported by the Federal Ministry of Health, the MAMII initiative aims to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths more quickly by coordinating federal-state cooperation, community engagement, and health system strengthening.
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