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| Health Minister Adewole |
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated a task force on accelerated reduction of maternal mortality in Nigeria.
The minister, while inaugurating the task force he said has three months to ensure a road map on reduction of maternal mortality in the country, said the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in the country was unacceptable and it has become imperative to address the challenge as soon as possible.
According to him, safe motherhood was a basic right for every pregnant woman.
He said, “It is noteworthy that a woman is a primary caregiver, nation builder and contributes significantly to the economic and social development of our great country.
“Safe motherhood, therefore, is critical to national development and no woman should die while giving life,” the health minister said.
According to him, Nigeria has the highest MMR far above the global rate, adding that the country had not done well in the health sector the last 30 years.
”North-East is the worst in MMR followed by North-West and we are starting with six states; with time the programme will be extended to other states,” Adewole said.
He further described maternal mortality as the death of a woman in pregnancy ”or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of duration and site of pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy.”
He listed the top causes of MMR to include haemorrhage, infection, eclampsia, unsafe abortion, obstructed and indirect complication.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Binta Adamu-Bello, on her part, disclosed that the ministry, in collaboration with partners, had been working assiduously to promote the health of Nigerian mothers through various strategies and interventions.
Amina-Bello said that the nation was intensifying efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by starting with states that had the worst records of maternal deaths.
The minister, while inaugurating the task force he said has three months to ensure a road map on reduction of maternal mortality in the country, said the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in the country was unacceptable and it has become imperative to address the challenge as soon as possible.
According to him, safe motherhood was a basic right for every pregnant woman.
He said, “It is noteworthy that a woman is a primary caregiver, nation builder and contributes significantly to the economic and social development of our great country.
“Safe motherhood, therefore, is critical to national development and no woman should die while giving life,” the health minister said.
According to him, Nigeria has the highest MMR far above the global rate, adding that the country had not done well in the health sector the last 30 years.
”North-East is the worst in MMR followed by North-West and we are starting with six states; with time the programme will be extended to other states,” Adewole said.
He further described maternal mortality as the death of a woman in pregnancy ”or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of duration and site of pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy.”
He listed the top causes of MMR to include haemorrhage, infection, eclampsia, unsafe abortion, obstructed and indirect complication.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Binta Adamu-Bello, on her part, disclosed that the ministry, in collaboration with partners, had been working assiduously to promote the health of Nigerian mothers through various strategies and interventions.
Amina-Bello said that the nation was intensifying efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by starting with states that had the worst records of maternal deaths.
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