Kano State Government has recognized the problems, and identified the factors that are associated with the high rate of maternal and neonatal mortalities, with a view to addressing them.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, said this at the Integrated North-West Mid-Year Retreat, held in Kano.
The objective of the retreat, which has in attendance, participants from Kano, Kaduna, and Sokoto States, is to review programme implementation against targets for years 1-4.
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The Integrated project, led by the Society for Family Health, is aimed at expanding access to quality family planning and primary healthcare services, through community pharmacists, patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
