By Bukola Bardi
The Federal Government is set to implement the Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative, MAMII, in five local government areas of Ondo State.
The Minister of Health, Professor Mohammed Ali-Pate, announced this in Akure at the opening of a five-day activation workshop for the MAMII project.
The programme is being implemented in 33 states of the federation, targeting 172 Local Government Areas, with Akure South, Ese Odo, Owo, Ondo West and Ifedore Council Areas benefiting in Ondo State.
Professor Ali-Pate restated the commitment of the federal government to the survival of mothers and children in the country.
Represented by the Director and Head of Child Health Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed, the minister commended Ondo State for demonstrating consistent leadership in maternal and child health innovations and expressed confidence that the activation of MAMII in the state would serve as a model of excellence for other states.
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, while declaring the workshop open, appreciated the federal government for taking a bold step in ending maternal and newborn mortality in the country, saying Ondo State was ready for the implementation of the project in addition to the existing health policies of his administration.
Governor Aiyedatiwa, represented by his Special Adviser on Health, Professor Simidele Odimayo, expressed optimism that participants at the activation workshop would work out modalities for the smooth implementation of MAMII up to the community level in the bid to end maternal and newborn mortality in the state.
In a remark, the permanent secretary of Ondo State Ministry of Health, Dr Niran Ikuomola, hinted that the five local governments were selected based on their high mortality burden.
In their goodwill messages, representatives of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr Adebayo Ibrahim and that of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Mr Olamide Ayedun, said their agencies had already keyed into the MAMII project with a pledge to support its implementation in reducing child and maternal death in Ondo State.
The Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative, MAMII, was launched in November 2024 to further reduce maternal and child deaths in the country, and it is set for launch in Ondo State after the five-day activation workshop.
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