As the nationwide Maternal and Child Health, MNCH Week began across the 57 Local Governments/ Local Council Development Areas in Lagos, the State Ministry of Health says introduction of the programme has increased uptake in family planning and immunisation in the State.
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It could be recalled that the adoption of the integrated Maternal, neonatal and Child Health, (IMNCH) Strategy in 2007 at the meeting of the National Council on Health to simultaneously tackle issues relating to neonatal, infant, child and maternal mortality.
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It was ound then, that full implementation of IMNCH nationwide could prevent 72 per cent of neonatal deaths, 70 percent of under – 5 deaths and two thirds of maternal deaths by 2015.
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Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adesina, in a statement, said the main objective of improving healthcare seeking – behaviour of the whole family especially pregnant women and care givers of under – five children had been achieved.