The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Ali Pate had announced that the Federal Government has approved a 1 billion dollars facility to support all 36 states in addressing the challenge of child and maternal mortality in the country.
Pate stated that the Federal Government is also upgrading 774 healthcare facilities nationwide to serve as referral centres capable of providing free treatment for emergency obstetric complications.
The minister disclosed this during the flag-off of the Co-Creation Workshop on the Ogun State Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiative, held at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta.
Pate explained that the recently approved 1 billion dollars facility aims to incentivise states to achieve significant reductions in child and maternal mortality.
Pate emphasised the importance of the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Initiative, launched nationally last week by President Bola Tinubu. He described it as crucial for both the present and future of the country, as it focuses on the well-being of mothers and newborns, who will ultimately contribute to national development.