The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has solicited the support of the Kano State Ministry of Health towards the actualization of CHRICED’s proposed bill on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) for the state.
The Executive Director of CHRICED, in an advocacy visit to the commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, said the ministry of Health is instrumental to the actualization of the bill, noting that when actualized, it will strengthen the government’s effort in improving enhanced access to MNCH care in the state.
He added that the MNCH bill would be among the ministry and government’s legacy towards MNCH in the state when signed into law. “We at CHRICED are gladdened that Kano State government has taken so much responsibility upon itself to ensure that the scourge of MNCH mortality in the state is addressed and we can see improvements.
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“Owing to setbacks the Covid-19 pandemic brought, there is a need to collaborate to ensure that the government’s effort is strengthened. It will be a massive opportunity for the government and development partners to lessen the figure MNCH death in the state.
“When actualized, the implication of the bill is that donor partners will be confident that lives are impacted through the qualitative services those are the grassroots will receive. Thus, the process of accountability will be enhanced in service delivery. However, the confidence of citizens would be boosted owing to the fact that laws are guiding the process of healthcare service delivery in the state.” He concluded.
The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, said that the MNCH is a crucial issue. The state government is improving access to healthcare, mainly in the hard to reach areas of the state despite setbacks caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic.
He commended CHRICED’s move towards the actualization of the bill on MNCH for Kano, saying it coincides with the government’s effort to reduce maternal mortality in the state. “The worrisome figure of MNCH mortality in the state as well as the shortage of specialists in obstetrics and gynaecologists in the state pushed the government to approve the commencement of residency training for specialists in Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital, Kano.” He said.
Dr Tsanyawa also noted that the delay in accessing care in certain facilities also contributes to MNCH mortality in the state. He added that the Tricycle Ambulance project embarked upon by the state has helped cushion the rate of MNCH mortality in Kano.
