Bad! The Number of Women Who Lose Their Lives Every Year to Maternal Mortality in Sokoto Will Shock You

A new report has shown an alarming number of
people who die every year due to pregnancy-
related issues.

It has been revealed that no fewer than 2, 000
women lose their lives annually in Sokoto state
due to pregnancy-related issues.
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal
made the revelation recently.
According to Vanguard, Tambuwal made the
disclosure in Sokoto on Monday at the opening of
a five-day Stakeholders Monitoring and Evaluation
Workshop on Strengthening Health Outcome for
Women and Children Project.
“No fewer than 150 to 200 children in every 1000
under-five children in the state may not live to see
their fifth birthdays,” the governor added.
Tambuwal, who was represented by the state
Commissioner of Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale,
disclosed that the government planned to recruit
2,240 community health workers, as part of efforts
to address the problem.
According to him, the effort would enhance access
to health care services at the grassroots thereby
reducing the high rate of maternal and child
mortality in the state.
“The state would partner with the Plan International,
Nigeria, the organizers of the workshop in terms of
accountability and transparency of healthcare
delivery.”
The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Alhaji
Almustapha Othman, said that, the workshop would
help in improving the capacity of stakeholders to
enhance access to health services especially by
women and children in the state.
“It will further reduce the maternal and child
mortality in the state, and provide quality health
data needed by the government to improve health
issues.”