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| Governor Yusuf Launches 2024 Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Week |
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has officially kicked off the first round of the 2024 Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Week (MNCHW).
This announcement was made in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Friday.
In his speech, Governor Yusuf highlighted that MNCHW aims to enhance health outcomes through targeted preventive and curative measures, ensuring that mothers and children can thrive and develop.
He emphasized that the week-long initiative provides a platform to deliver essential health services to mothers, newborns, and children through the existing healthcare system, reinforcing the free maternal and child health services available at Primary Health Centers and Secondary hospitals in the state.
Governor Yusuf reiterated that the Kano State Government remains committed to implementing health programs that improve the lives of its citizens. This includes a strong focus on Nutrition Promotion Programs, Polio Eradication, and improvements in Routine Immunization.
He reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to reducing maternal and child mortality rates and controlling preventable diseases such as Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs), Malaria, HIV, and Tuberculosis.
Earlier, the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, stated that MNCHW aims to provide comprehensive care to pregnant women from conception to delivery and ensure the well-being of newborns and children under five.
Dr. Labaran expressed his gratitude for Governor Yusuf’s commitment to the health sector and assured that health workers in Kano State are dedicated to delivering quality services to the population.
The event also featured speeches from the representative of the Emir of Kano, Turakin Kano and District Head of Dala, Alhaji Abdullahi Lamido Sanusi, and representatives of development partners including NPHCDA, UNICEF, WHO, ALIVE & THRIVE, and MSF.
It is worth noting that Governor Yusuf has consistently honored his campaign promise to provide free maternal, newborn, and child health programs through the allocation and prompt release of funds, significantly reducing the high rates of maternal and child mortality.
