Nigerian govt launches new platform to reduce maternal mortality

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

As part of effort to reduce maternal mortality in the country, the federal government has launched the Nigeria Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAEH+N) platform.
The platform seeks to improve the well-being of women, children, adolescents and elderly in Nigeria, according to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire.
Mr Ehanire, while speaking at the launch on Monday, said the challenges of the country’s health system are multidimensional and require an integrated, multi-sectoral approach.
He noted that investment in the health of women and children will support the overall socio-economic development of the country.
Mr Ehanire lamented that the country’s health indices are poor and totally unacceptable.
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