FG inaugurates 11 strategic documents on reproductive health services vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
The Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with other partners on Tuesday inaugurated 11 strategic health documents towards reversing infant and maternal mortality indices in the country.The documents were also aimed at improving the rights of persons living with a disability.
“The documents have been designed to address emerging issues and to adopt evidence-based practices that have been implemented at scale to address the sexual and reproductive health challenges of adolescents, women and persons living with disabilities,’’ he said.He said the 198 million population of Nigeria had adolescents and women contributing significantly to the figure.
The documents among others included the National Strategic Framework for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria 2019 – 2023; An Orientation Package for Health Care Providers “FMOH 2018 ANC Model”. The Officer of Charge of World Health Organisation Nigeria, Dr Clement Peters, congratulated the Federal Government for achieving the feat.
He reiterated the commitment of the agency towards full implementation of the policies, through the provisions of technical expertise and engaging government at all levels through monitoring and evaluation framework.
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