The Federal Government says it remains committed to reducing maternal mortality rate in Nigeria by 20% before 2027.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, stated this on Monday in Enugu State during the presentation of 10,000 professional kits to midwives by the wife of the President, Remi Tinubu.
The minister also said the government is relentless to reducing infant or under-fives mortality rate by 15%.
He said the distribution of professional kits to nurses and midwives was part of the government’s efforts to motivate and empower medical professionals leading the fight againts maternal and infant mortality in the country.
He said the distribution of the kits is “to create a large pool of motivated and empowered professionals who can deliver on the agenda of the president to reduce maternal mortality rate and under-five mortality rate by 20% and 15% respectively by 2027”.