THE Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has urged stakeholders in the Health sector to support the Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response Programme, which would provide an evidence-based response for improving maternal and newborn health in Nigeria. The Minister made the call during the Advocacy and Sensitization Meeting on Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), held recently in Abuja. He further said the Federal Government through the Health Ministry was currently implementing a new National Health Policy with the view to ensuring the survival of mothers and their newborns through the provision of skilled Birth Attendants. He added that Midwives were being recruited and deployed to under-served areas with a high burden of maternal deaths. Prof. Adewole informed that the ministry and its partners had developed a National Guideline and tools as well as training manuals for the Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR).

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 28, 2018 14:38 UTC