Kwara trains 60 healthcare workers on emergency newborn, maternal care

The Kwara State Government is actively working to reduce maternal and newborn deaths through a comprehensive training program for 60 primary healthcare workers. The 10-day initiative, held in Ilorin, focuses on Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care and is a collaboration with UNICEF.

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This training offers you a unique opportunity to strengthen your knowledge and practical skills in emergency obstetric and newborn care. I encourage every participant to commit fully to all the sessions and make the most of this learning experience.

Professor Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, highlighted the training as a "strategic intervention" to bolster the capabilities of frontline health workers. She encouraged participants to fully engage with the sessions, emphasizing the opportunity to enhance both knowledge and practical skills under expert guidance.

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The huge resources committed to this programme must be justified through improved quality of healthcare delivery. The knowledge and practical skills acquired during this training should translate into better outcomes for mothers and newborns across Kwara State.

Elelu stressed that maternal and newborn health is a top priority for the state government and its partners, evidenced by "substantial investments" in the sector. She called for the resources committed to the program to yield tangible improvements in healthcare quality, directly benefiting mothers and newborns. The agency also plans to cascade the training to other healthcare workers, amplifying its reach across the state.

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The facilitators were carefully selected because of their competence, experience and expertise. We expect participants to receive high-quality practical training that will significantly improve emergency obstetric and newborn care services acro