SWAP Organises A 5 day Workshop On Martenal And Newborn Mortality Reduction In Zamfara

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau 

The National Sector Wide Approach under the Federal Ministry Of Health has today Monday flagged off a five day workshop on Martenal And Newborn Mortality Reduction innovative and initiative co-creation,( MAMII), in Zamfara state.

 Addressing the participants, the  National Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) coordinating officer under the Federal Ministry of Health (FMH), Mustafa Umar Sadiq said  they have activated 56 maternal and newborn mortality reduction innovation NAMII Centers accross the country.

The coordinator revealed that, they are in Zamfara state to find out causes of maternal Mortality in communities in the state with a view to finding reduction, innovation and Initiative co-creation.

According to him, the main aim and objective of MAMII is to address five cares that include delay seeking care, delay in accessing care, delay in taking responsibility, and delay in coordination.

The  coordinator  who was represented at the workshop by Omoruyi Iyahen explained that the cases of Maternal Mortality have quite reduced, but there is a need for more jobs to improve.

He said the main aim and objective of MAMII is to address five cares that include delay seeking care, delay in accessing care, delay in taking responsibility, and delay in coordination.

According to him, National SWAP has identified 172 local government areas with more cases of maternal Mortality but God be the glory 56 MAMII centers were activated.

He further revealed that MAMII has deployed a direct client center, and service delivery approach and built an ongoing intervention.

Shading more lights at the workshop, the SWAP desk officer, Zamfara State Ministry of Health Dr Sani Abdullahi Wanzamai explained that the MAMII state activation workshop was to have a strategic framework, intervention suits, and ongoing state initiative towards crashing maternal mortality.