The Ogun State Government has noted the publication of a report as contained in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), rating the state as having
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey is conducted every two years by the Bureau of Statistics with support from partners in order to fill the data gap for monitoring the situation of children and mothers’ health.
Coker said that the state government was not unaware of the health position of women and children in the state, the situation is not as painted by the publication. She stated that the report also made it clear that the sample size was not adequate for majority of indicators in the state thereby making the report a poor representation of the true picture of infant health in the state.
The Health Commissioner emphasized that the reporting period for the survey witnessed a major shift in the health system with the COVID-19 pandemic. which crippled the health system in the country, Some of the innovations according to her include systematic re-orientation of pregnant women to embrace delivery at government health facilities through enrollment of over 50,000 pregnant women and children under 5 years into the Basic Health Care Provision Scheme across the 20 Local Government Areas; training of health workers including doctors, midwives and CHEW on Helping Babies Breathe; orientation of TBAs on identification of danger signs in pregnancy, resuscitation of the newborn and...
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