The National Coordinator of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII), Dr. Dayo Adeyanju has said they are working round the clock in collaboration with the State governments to reduce maternal, neonatal mortality in 172 local government areas in the country.
Dr. Adeyanju speaking with newsmen in Kaduna shortly after a 4-day workshop on how to tackle problem of the mortality in Nigeria.
According to him, “In the last four days, we been able to work together with the State in line with the compact site between the federal government and State government to co-created a solution.
No fewer than 172 LGAs in Nigeria are facing maternal ,neonatal mortality and Kaduna has about 7 of those LGAs. So that is why we are in Kaduna.
” So we have cooperated, we have looked at the problem, we have the findings in collaboration with the State government and the local governments, we have incorporated them to address all of these problems.
” Right from the community through the access , we made physical access, financial access and into the facilities and as well as how to report any death and to ensure that we deploy enablers if this happens.
