{"id":5719,"date":"2013-06-29T18:25:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T18:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/maternal-mortality-rate-reduced-by-30-pres-jonathan\/"},"modified":"2013-06-29T18:25:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T18:25:20","slug":"maternal-mortality-rate-reduced-by-30-pres-jonathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/maternal-mortality-rate-reduced-by-30-pres-jonathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal Mortality rate reduced by 30% -Pres. Jonathan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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President Goodluck Jonathan has said that maternal mortality rate in the country has drop from 500 in 2008 to 350 deaths per one hundred thousand women.<\/p>\n

The President stated this at the commissioning of the Otuoke Comprehensive Cottage Hospital in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, Friday.<\/p>\n

President Jonathan also noted that this represented a 30% reduction in maternal mortality rate in four years.<\/p>\n

Reiterating his administration\u2019s commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, (MDGs), the President stated that Nigeria would not relent in its efforts at attaining the MDGs target of 250 per one hundred thousand women by 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s commissioning event, therefore, not only underscores this commitment, it also represents yet another milestone in our drives towards actualizing the health related components of the MDGs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome the collaboration between the Bayelsa State government and the Federal government which has made today\u2019s event a reality. I urge the government and the people of the state to consolidate this collaboration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is most gratifying to come and witness not only its completion but its formal commissioning today.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll this have been made possible by the hard work, diligence and perseverance of all the stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria, a great country is faced with a number of developmental challenges, which we have tried to confront since inception of this administration two years ago. We embarked on reforms of several sectors of our national economy with a single-minded commitment and determination.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am glad to declare that we are making significant progress in all sectors, as it\u2019s evident for all to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe health sector as you are all aware is a cardinal priority of our transformation agenda. Attainment of the universal health coverage as well as provision of comprehensive health care for all our citizens is a goal we have set for ourselves\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The hospital, which was completed in September 2012, was constructed at the cost N3.5 billion through collaboration between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Office of the presidency and the Bayelsa State Government.<\/p>\n

The facilities in the hospital include; state-of-the art equipment, a laboratory, mobile x-ray machine GE system, x-ray films and developer for one year, 4D Doppler ultra-sound scanner GE system, accessories for year, two ambulances, compatible fully electrometric theatre tables and surgical accessories and trolleys.<\/p>\n

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