Government officials, development partners and health experts have renewed their commitment to reducing maternal, newborn and child deaths in Nigeria through stronger collaboration, increased investment and improved healthcare services.
The commitment was made during the fourth National Governance and Coordination Committee (GCC) meeting of the European Union-funded Strengthening Access to Reproductive, Maternal and Adolescent Health (EU-SARAH) Programme held in Yola, Adamawa State.
The two-day meeting was organised by UNICEF in collaboration with the Federal Government, the Adamawa State Government, UNFPA and funded by the European Union.
Speaking at the meeting, Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, represented by Ahmed Uzzi,the Director of Family Health, and represented at the event by Amina Mohammed, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services across the country.
He said the government was determined to build an equitable health system where no woman, child or adolescent would be left behind.
