The Federal Government has raised the alarm over maternal and infant mortality in Sokoto State, saying 44 out of 100 new born babies in the state die.
In view of this, it sought home grown solutions to maternal and infant fatality in and across the state.
Special Adviser in charge of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health, Salma Ibrahim, made the recommendation during a courtesy call on Governor Ahmed Aliyu.
She disclosed that Sokoto State still has the highest burden of maternal and infant death in the country as most new born deaths occurred in the state..
According to the NBS survey in 2018, 44 out of 100 new born babies die in the state compared to the national average of 34.
Salma Ibrahim noted that there is an increase in family planning in the state, which she said would reduce maternal death.
Ibrahim said that the President was concerned about the health of women and children in the country, which was the reason why they came up with an accelerated emergency plan to address the menace in the country.
She pledged that the state will explore key drivers, to find out the root causes why women are not delivering in
hospitals and come up with home grown solution.
Responding, Governor Aliyu assured her that the state would work with the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health to change the narratives.