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Poverty Girl child education UNFPA is committed to zero tolerance to maternal mortality and therefore supports KadunaState Government to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted,….. Participants are expected to identify workable action plan and take actions to implementthem. It demands the commitment of all. The motto that no woman should die giving life would be a household word in KadunaState.Technical Session:Keynote address by H.E. The Executive Governor of Kaduna State His ExcellencyArch Namadi Sambo.Highlights of His Excellency’s address were: The State Government is determined to reduce maternal and under-five mortality. Influential women are now involved in decision making in the States and are raisingawareness on maternal mortality and other challenges that women face. The State has embarked on many people oriented projects; Free maternal health and child care services including provision of ITN, VolunteringCounselling and testing (VCT), PMTCT, etc. Commitment to provision of quality health to all people in the State The Government has awarded contract for a modern hospital in the State – for the StateTeaching Hospital Set up State Primary Health Care Development Agency Stepped up efforts on immunization, sanitation, education of all citizens of the State. Embarked upon poverty alleviation measures Employ LG Councils to grant scholarships to students from their LGAs to study medicine Establish school of midwifery and plans to start two other ones in the coming years Acknowledged with gratitude the interest UNFPA has demonstrated in the supportof the goals and objectives of the Kaduna State Government especially as it relatesto reduction in maternal mortality. The Governor wished the participants fruitful deliberations in the workshop and journeymercies back to their home and declared the workshop open.Documentary on maternal mortality in Nigeria.Presentation: Safe motherhood – the reduction of maternal mortality.Highlights of the presentation were:• Maternal health indicators for Nigeria and statistics from Kaduna state specific studies.• Major medical causes of maternal death• The social factors that underlie the three delays.• The effect of skilled attendants at delivery and the impact that access to emergencyobstetric (and neonatal) care can have on reduction in maternal mortality.• The magnitude of maternal morbidities that may go unnoticed.• The results that a firm resolve from all stakeholders can have on maternal mortalityreduction.6
Presentation on the Findings from UNFPA’s 5 th Country Programme ThematicEvaluation in maternal careHighlights of the presentation were:• Global concerns as articulated in a series of international conventions and consensusdocuments.• Broad statistic of developing countries with particular attention to Nigeria on maternalhealth.• Major interventions supported by UNFPA under the 5 th Country programme to addressthe challenges in maternal health.• The imperatives of the thematic evaluation of the 5 th Country programme.• Statistics from the evaluation as they concern utilization of RH/MCH services (ANC,Delivery and PNC) in the different zones in the country.• Factors that challenge the utilization of services:- Cultural practices and community perception- Poor social and economic status of the woman and girl child.- Lack of decision making power for women.- Low level of education which leads to ignorance in the identification of dangersigns of pregnancy- Poverty- Infrastructural challenges- Human resource challenges• Good practices across the country that seek to address a host of the challengeshighlighted.• Strategies that can be implemented to improve the utilization rates of maternal healthservices.Highlights of Discussions/Comments. There was a request that the presentation be translated into Hausa language. Education will go a long way to solve many of the identified problems. National Health Insurance Scheme should incorporate maternal health Does UNFPA support only government projects? Disparity between North and South in health indices is not due to economic factorsalone but due to chauvinistic attitude of our leaders and over zealous scholars Rigidity in our health settings impede the delivery of services – involve thecommunities in care delivery Despite the State proclaimed free health care services, patients still pay for theirservices and shop for medical commodities Have UNFPA considered having one health facility where women can deliver safely There is need to set up health facility in Kaduna Central Market to cater for pregnantmothers Mobilize National Union of Road Transport Workers to identify with the maternalmortality reduction intervention7
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