Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the federal and state governments to extend free medical services to indigent pregnant women across the country, stressing that this is the most effective way to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the country.
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Falana, who made the call in a statement on Sunday in his capacity as Chairman of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, referenced recent initiatives introduced by the health authorities to reduce maternal deaths.
He recalled that in November last year, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced that free caesarean sections would be provided to Nigerian women in need.
The minister announced the launch of the “Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative.”
Falana also noted that in April this year, the National Health Insurance Authority confirmed that it had commenced free Caesarean Sections for pregnant women in more than 100 hospitals nationwide.
“The Director-General of NHIA, Kelechi Ohiri, disclosed at the time that the intervention was being carried out under the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Programme,” Falana recalled.
He emphasised that while these initiatives signalled the government’s commitment to addressing maternal and newborn deaths, they must be expanded beyond their current scope to cover all indigent pregnant women across Nigeria.
“Since the initiative represents a commitment to reducing maternal and newborn mortality across Nigeria, the federal government, as well as the state governments and the Federal Capital Territory, should extend it to all indigent pregnant women. This is the only way to reduce maternal mortality and infant mortality to the barest minimum in Nigeria,” Falana said.
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