The federal government through the ministry of health has announced its plans to put up an evidence-based health system initiative to reduce maternal deaths in the country.
The permanent secretary in the ministry, Ambassador Sanni Bala, made this known at the official launch of the Nigeria Evidence-based health system initiative, which held in Abuja.
Speaking at the event, Mr Bala reaffirmed government’s commitment to reducing maternal deaths and improving child health in Nigeria. He also assured that the federal government will continue to act on timely and accurate information in order to improve the nation’s maternal and child healthcare.
He further said that the federal government’s focus on health sector reforms will lead to an improved health care delivery system for all Nigerians.
The ability of health systems to respond to health needs depends on evidence of what works and what might work better, he said.
The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Professor Angelo Oyo-Ita, explained that the Evidence based health is a system that enables health practitioners to access information that would aid the treatment of any epidemic rather than treating the disease based on assumption.
State governments want the culture of evidence-based planning to be increased to reduce any breakdown of epidemic, he added.
The Nigeria evidence-based health system initiative is expected to improve the health of mothers and children by strengthening the capacity of state and local governments to base healthcare planning on evidence that will attract adequate resources.
