The Abia State Government says it has deployed a digital application, known as “CYTrack”, to identify and monitor high-risk and teenage pregnancies, as part of efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in the state.
Okey Kanu, the State’s Commissioner for Information, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Kanu said that the application, piloted by the State Ministry of Health, had been successfully used to track teenage pregnancies and monitor expectant mothers through delivery, with the aim of preventing avoidable maternal and child deaths.
“The State’s Ministry of Health has piloted the application of a digital tool to identify and track high-risk pregnancies in order to reduce maternal and child mortality.
“This is an app, referred to as CyTrack, which has been used to successfully track teenage pregnancies and monitor such teenage pregnancies up to delivery to prevent maternal mortality”, he stated.
