THE Federal Government has received a grant of $21 million from the Canadian government to scale up interventions in Integrated Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (IMNCH) for the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the health sector.
Disclosing this yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said at the Canadian International Development Aid (CIDA) MNCH conference in Abuja that the implementation would be in 15 selected states.
He said: “In 2010, a partnership of UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and World Bank submitted a funding proposal to CIDA to contribute to the acceleration of the reduction of MNC mortality and morbidity”.
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Ado Muhammad, said the “IMNCH’s strategy is aimed at strengthening MNCH through the delivery of evidence-based, gender-responsive interventions that can be effectively delivered through primary healthcare and community-based structures”.
Alexandria Mackenzie, who represented Canadian High Commissioner, Christopher Cooter, said the country, through CIDA, had
significantly helped Nigeria in the reduction of its high maternal mortality rate by providing safe conditions for birth and increasing child survival.
Disclosing this yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said at the Canadian International Development Aid (CIDA) MNCH conference in Abuja that the implementation would be in 15 selected states.
He said: “In 2010, a partnership of UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and World Bank submitted a funding proposal to CIDA to contribute to the acceleration of the reduction of MNC mortality and morbidity”.
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Ado Muhammad, said the “IMNCH’s strategy is aimed at strengthening MNCH through the delivery of evidence-based, gender-responsive interventions that can be effectively delivered through primary healthcare and community-based structures”.
Alexandria Mackenzie, who represented Canadian High Commissioner, Christopher Cooter, said the country, through CIDA, had
significantly helped Nigeria in the reduction of its high maternal mortality rate by providing safe conditions for birth and increasing child survival.
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