The Federal Government has intensified its FG health intervention to reduce maternal, newborn, and child deaths nationwide. Additionally, the move follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive to prioritise healthcare for women and children.
Dr. Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), announced the intervention on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the 2025 Nigeria Health Statistics Report, Nigeria recorded 20,811 maternal, neonatal, and under-five deaths between January and September.
Funding and Manpower Expanded Under FG Health Intervention
Aina acknowledged the numbers remain worrying. However, he added that the current administration is taking decisive steps. The FG health intervention, he noted, includes direct funding to primary healthcare centres and steady access to essential medicines. In addition, the government is recruiting more community health workers.
These workers now visit homes to identify pregnant women early and link them to nearby health facilities. As a result, more women receive timely antenatal and delivery care.
“We are focused on the leading causes of death. Therefore, our goal is to save lives,” Aina said.
MAMII Programme Strengthens Local Delivery
Director of Community Health Services, Dr. Nana Abubakar, said the Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) remains at the core of the FG health intervention. The programme began in 172 Local Government Areas across 33 states that account for over half of Nigeria’s maternal deaths.
“MAMII tackles delays that put mothers and newborns at risk,” she said. Furthermore, she stressed collaboration among federal, state, and local stakeholders as crucial to success.
According to Abubakar, “No woman should die while giving birth, and no child should be lost to a preventable cause.” She concluded by noting that continued partnership with service providers and development organisations remains key to long-term impact.
