Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that the last demographic survey project conducted in 2008 shows an improvement of maternal child mortality ratio of 487 per 100.000 in Nigeria.
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Chukwu stated this in Abuja during the presentation of award for excellence in midwifery to Mrs. Catherine Oluwatoyin Ojo, organised by the federal ministry of health in collaboration with Nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria in recognition of her outstanding performance in maternal and child health care.
The minister commended the university of Benin teaching hospital for conducting the first test cell transplant but insisted on improvement of maternal mortality from 80% to 100% and urged the Ahmadu Bello University teaching hospital to imbibe their counterpart in Benin. He commended Mrs Ojo for her excellence and competence in saving Nigerian Lives and urged her to keep the flag flying.
Responding, the awardee, Mrs Catherine Oluwatoyin Ojo said that child survival is a priority in her life and dedicate the award to her father and husband for their support. Mrs Ojo works as a midwife at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH). She was nominated for this award by the nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria and supported by the west African college of Nursing as an accomplishment noted by the ABUTH and international organisation in her remarkable contribution towards improving the quality of care in maternal,infant and new born care in Nigeria.
Mrs Ojo is currently involved in (PEPFAR) research on care of the HIV expose infants, she is trainer for BFHI, prevention mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS, infant feeding option of HIV positive mothers,community based newborn care, and community integrated management of child illness.
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