Partnership Aims to Scale Up Research, Reduce Maternal and Newborn Mortality in Nigeria

According to a report by THISDAYLIVE, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Public Health in the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Ifedayo Abasiakporo, has urged states to adopt and fund health innovations to curb maternal deaths. The partnership between the National Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Grand Challenges Nigeria aims to achieve this by scaling up research and tackling maternal and newborn mortality in Nigeria. The NGF’s collaboration with Grand Challenges Nigeria, an organization that supports groundbreaking science and technology to solve key health and development challenges, is expected to lead to the development of innovative solutions to address the high maternal and newborn mortality rates in the country. This partnership comes at a crucial time as Nigeria continues to grapple with high maternal and newborn mortality rates, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that Nigeria accounts for 19% of global maternal deaths and 23% of global newborn deaths. The partnership between the NGF and Grand Challenges Nigeria is set to provide a much-needed boost to the ongoing efforts to address these issues and improve the health of mothers and newborns in Nigeria.