Mamaye- Lack Of Blood Bank Contribute To High Maternal Mortality Rate

Mamaye Evidence for Action (E4A), a Bill gate and Melinda sponsored project has lamented that lack of blood bank in hospitals has contributed to the high maternal mortality rate in the northern part of the country...

This was disclosed by Dr Tunde Segun, the country Director of E4A, during a courtesy visit to Bauchi Radio Corporation (BRC), in company with a group of Journalists under the aegis of Knowledge Management and Information Committee (KMC).

Segun who was represented by Shokunbi Olaide, Media Adviser of the project, decried those 500 women out of 100,000 die every year from pregnancy related issues, the number he described as very high.He said most of this death by women and children are preventable with adequate health facilities such as functional blood banks; qualify health personnel, accessible primary health care centers (PHC) and logistics among others.
He called for sustainable efforts from all stakeholders to improve Maternal and Newborn Child (MNC) in the state saying no woman must die while giving birth.
He charged the media to continue to be in the forefront in their role in holding those in authority accountable particularly in ensuring that issues of women and children are adequately promoted and addressed.
He said, “We want to particularly thank BRC for the support they have been given to us in our effort to promote MNCH in the state.
“We expect you to do more because the journey is long and we hope that maternal and infant death will end soon Responding, Alhaji Idris Sambo, the Acting Managing Director of BRC, commended Mamaye evidence for Action for championing the cause of mothers and infants who were the boosters of the population.
He assured of their support on issues of MNCH to enable them achieve their objective.