The federal government says no fewer than 2.1 million pregnant women are currently accessing antenatal care services under reforms being implemented through the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII).
The Coordinator of the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, disclosed this during a media conference on ongoing health sector reforms, the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Compact and the state of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) readiness across Nigeria.
Mr Umar-Sadiq said the reforms were already delivering measurable results across priority local government areas nationwide, with interventions targeting governance, infrastructure, accountability and healthcare workforce gaps.
According to him, the reforms were designed to address longstanding challenges affecting healthcare delivery at federal, state and local government levels.
“The point of this reform is to address some of the longstanding issues that we’ve had in the health sector, everything from limited coordination and fragmentation to infrastructure and data issues,” he said.
