ADVOCACY FOR MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IN NIGERIA (AMIHN)

AMIHIN is a Nigeria based international development agency set up in 2009 officially, to address the unacceptably high levels of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in poor communities in West Africa. We work to disseminate information on best healthcare practices to improve maternal and newborn health in poor communities; to provide financial and physical support to mothers and newborn in poor communities. Our particular focus is on pregnancy and the first 1 year of life.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Insecurity Threatens Healthcare in North-East

By:Ruby Leo

Insecurity in the North-eastern part of the country may thwart government's efforts towards checking maternal and infant mortality, reports have indicated.

The reports presented at a review meeting of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) showed that states in the North-east recorded the highest number of maternal and infant deaths.

The Director, Planning Health Care System Development of the NPHCDA, Dr Muhammed Jibril Abdullahi, said the security challenges had prevented the Midwives Services Scheme from making an impact in the affected areas, adding that many of the midwives deployed there were scared.

Earlier, the acting Executive Director of NPHDCA, Dr Emmanuel Abanida, said there would soon be a special intervention for all health institutions in the North-east to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201107280744.html