The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare , Prof Muhammad Ali Pate has identified the reduction of child and Maternal mortality as topmost area of focus in the renewed hope Agenda of the present administration.
He stated this at the National Dialogue with the Legislators on Maternal health organised by the office of the Special Adviser to the President on health at Well Carlton Hotel, Asokoro Abuja. The minister was represented by the Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Muyi Aina at the event.
He stressed further that despite the significant increase in resources allocated to the health sector, the need to invest more in the health sector cannot be overemphasised.The Special Adviser to the president on Health, Dr Salma brahim Anas in her remarks pointed out the need to bridge the gap between the Health Managers and policy makers in the quest the quest to accelerate the reduction of maternal deaths and overall improvement of maternal health in the country.
“This National Dialogue is necessitated by the need for the Legislators to be more conversant with what need to be done at policy level” She added.
At the National Dialogue the WHO country representative, Dr Walter Mulumba stated that considering the 2030 SDG goal on health, the journey to meet the target of reducing child and maternal mortality is very long. Inequality between zones and states , environmental degradation, shocks and crisis are aggravating child and maternal mortality cases.
He further added that increase in the allocation of resources and technology and innovation be deployed to accelerate reduction of child and maternal mortality.
The Chaiman of Health committee (secondary and Tertiary) Dr Ipalibo Banigo recognized poor funding and poor insurance as bane of the health sector. She charged law makers to channel funds for constituency projects to health insurance as another strategy to accelerate the reduction of child and maternal mortality.
“A child that is well educated and a woman that is well empowered would seek for quality health service” she declared.
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