The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) has lamented the high rate of maternal death in the country, saying Nigeria is nowhere near achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target of reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.
SOGON President, Dr. Habi Sadauki, said on Saturday, in Abuja at a press conference supported by the Partnership for Advocacy in child and family health at Scale anchored by the Development Research and Projects Centre and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The press conference was for the society’s 56th Annual General Meeting and 11th international scientific conference which was held from the 22nd to the 25th of November with the theme, “Improving reproductive health and rights towards sustainable development”.
According to Dr. Sadauki the set time for achieving the SDGs in 2030 was fast approaching, but the indices related to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights are still far off the set targets as Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate is still among the highest in the world, with an estimated 512 deaths per 100,000 live births, which is nowhere near the SDG’s target of 70 per 100,000 Live births.
He, however, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give assent to the Maternal Peri-natal and Child Death Surveillance and Response Bill to serve as one of his indelible legacies to the people of Nigeria.
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