Why health outcomes for women, children should be strengthened

The Country Director, Plan International Nigeria Project, Dr Hussaini Abdu has stressed the need to strengthen health outcomes for women and children. He stated this at the opening ceremony of the implementation planning workshop for the Global Affairs Canada funded SHOW Project in Sokoto. The SHOW project is an initiative to contribute to the reduction […]

The Country Director, Plan International Nigeria Project, Dr Hussaini Abdu has stressed the need to strengthen health outcomes for women and children.
He stated this at the opening ceremony of the implementation planning workshop for the Global Affairs Canada funded SHOW Project in Sokoto.
The SHOW project is an initiative to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality in Sokoto State.
“Our goal is to have fully equipped and functional Primary Health Centres managed by competent and motivated staff that provide access to high quality services 24 hours a day,7 days a week, in strengthened communities that proactively ensures women of child bearing age and children utilise these services, resulting in significant reduction in maternal and child mortality,” he said.
He called for collaborative efforts towards achieving the goal of the SHOW project which he said was designed to strengthen the community health management information system, provide support communities with objective and quality data to  make informed decisions to improve the state of health, as measured by maternal, new-born and child indicators.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale disclosed plans to establish emergency response blood units for obstetrics patients in hospitals across Sokoto State saying it would reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.