By Ibrahim Muhammad The Kano State Government has announced its commitment to completely eliminating maternal mortality, rathe...
By Ibrahim Muhammad
The Kano State Government has announced its commitment to completely eliminating maternal mortality, rather than just reducing it. This ambitious goal was revealed by the state's Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, during the Partners Coordination Forum (PCF) meeting held in Kano.
According to Dr. Yusuf, the government has been working tirelessly to transform the healthcare sector, with a focus on preventing maternal and neonatal mortality. In the past year and a half, the government has renovated many secondary facilities and awarded contracts for the renovation of over 200 primary health centers.
This effort is part of the government's policy to ensure excellent service delivery in both primary and secondary health facilities, with special consideration for the health of women and children.
Dr. Yusuf expressed concern over the alarming statistics, which show that over 70% of women in Kano State prefer to give birth at home rather than in hospitals.
This, he attributed to a lack of confidence in receiving proper attention at hospitals. To address this issue, the government aims to have at least one functional primary health facility in each ward of Kano State.
The commissioner emphasized that the government's goal is to drop maternal mortality to zero level. He stressed that this is achievable if all stakeholders work together, and assured that the government has the resources and support from the federal government and partners to make this happen.
Dr. Yusuf also charged partners to be accountable and transparent in their activities, ensuring that the era of uncoordinated and unaccountable projects is no more acceptable.
The PCF meeting, conceived by Dr. Yusuf, aims to bring all development partners working in the health sector under one umbrella, ensuring cohesive and coordinated efforts.
The meeting ended with commitments from partners to support the government's efforts to achieve zero maternal mortality.
This ambitious goal is a significant step towards promoting the right to healthcare in Nigeria. As Professor Abdulmumini Bala Ahmed of Bayero University in Kano noted, the passage of the Free Maternal and Child Healthcare Law in Kano State is a landmark achievement that will save the lives of thousands of women and children.
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