Lagos Confronts Maternal Deaths with Targeted Solutions

Lagos Confronts Maternal Deaths with Targeted Solutions

Omolabake Fasogbon

Worried by the current rate of maternal deaths in Lagos State, stakeholders in the health sector recently converged for a two-day high-level meeting on strengthening maternal health systems in the state.

The programme was organised by the Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRHCollective) in collaboration with government health agencies and partners.

Participants at the meeting echoed the concerns of the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, who maintained that the state’s maternal mortality ratio, estimated at about 400 deaths per 100,000 live births, remains poor despite Lagos’ status as a model state in Nigeria and Africa.