Giving the high rate of maternal death in the State, the Zamfara State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aisha M.Z. Anka, has raised the alarm. According to her, over 950,000 women are at high risk of maternal deaths in the State.
The Commissioner disclosed this in Gusau, the Zamfara State Capital on Monday. Anka used the occasion of the opening ceremony of a five-day workshop on preventing maternal deaths for health workers in the State to make the disclosure.
The workshop was organized by the Health for Life and Development Foundation in collaboration with the Zamfara State Ministry of Health and the Hospital Services Management Board, with support from the United Nations Population Fund.
Speaking at the event, Anka said, “Nigeria accounts for 14 per cent of the global maternal death. She further stated that Northern Nigeria, including Zamfara, accounts for 70 per cent of maternal deaths in the country.
On the participation for the programme, the Commissioner added that the 50 nurses and midwives who attended the training, were selected from various health institutions across the State.
She said, “The workshop signifies Government’s commitment to improving maternal health in the State. This training is aimed at ensuring the safe delivery of babies across all health facilities in the State.
“The participants were nurses and midwives selected from various medical institutions in the State. They are those in charge of labour rooms in the health facilities across the State.”
Anka also said, “As we are all aware Gov. Dauda Lawal declared a state of emergency in the health sector. And the State Government has embarked on a total renovation of health facilities across the State.
“This training is part of the Government’s commitment to promoting capacity, manpower and skills of our health workers across the State.”
Speaking at the event, the Director of Health for Life and Development Foundation, Dr. Abubakar Danladi, explained the importance of the workshop. He said it was organized based on the realization of an increase in maternal mortality in the State.
He said, “This training is to ensure that our health workers are well equipped. And that they are trained to handle health cases related to maternal deaths. This is for the capacity building of our nurses and midwives. They are trained on the management of direct and indirect causes of preventable maternal deaths.
“Part of the conditions for the training is for participants to cascade the skills they will acquire to their respective health facilities.”
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