In its sustained effort to reduce maternal and child mortality in the state, the Abia State Government has deployed a digital application called CYTrack to identify, monitor and manage high-risk and teenage pregnancies across the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday, 10 August, while briefing journalists on the outcome of their Executive Council meeting, which was presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the special adviser on media and publicity to Governor Otti.
According to the commissioner, the application, which the State Ministry of Health is piloting, has successfully tracked teenage pregnancies and monitored expectant mothers through delivery to prevent avoidable maternal and child deaths.
“This app, referred to as CYTrack, has been used to successfully track teenage pregnancies and monitor such pregnancies up to delivery to prevent maternal mortality,” Mr Kanu stated.
