The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths, with the launch of new national guidelines and strategic health reforms.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, made this known during a press briefing to commemorate 2025 Safe Motherhood Day, held in the Ministry’s Headquarters Office, Abuja. The event marked a renewed national resolve to make childbirth safer for every Nigerian woman.
“No woman should die giving life, and no child should be born into preventable suffering,” Safe motherhood is not just a health agenda—it is a moral obligation, a measure of our progress as a nation”, the Minister asserted.
During the briefing, Prof. Pate stated this year’s theme: “Innovating for Safer Birth: A Collective Responsibility to Crash Maternal Mortality”, calls on all sectors—governments, health professionals, communities, and development partner to act decisively in protecting mothers and newborns.
In a major highlight, the minister launched six new policy documents to improve maternal healthcare services nationwide. These include:
The Safe Motherhood Strategy (2024–2028) – a national blueprint to reduce maternal deaths and improve maternal health commodity availability.
Guidelines for the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH).
Guidelines for Preeclampsia and Eclampsia.
Essential Gynaecological Skills Manuals.
The RMNCAEH+N Quality of Care Strategy – focusing on respectful, high-quality care for women, children, and the elderly.National Training Manual on Obstetric Fistula Management.
“These documents demonstrate our commitment to not only managing emergencies but also building a resilient, inclusive healthcare system,” the minister further affirmed.
Under the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, the federal government has begun transforming maternal healthcare delivery through:
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths, with the launch of new national guidelines and strategic health reforms.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, made this known during a press briefing to commemorate 2025 Safe Motherhood Day, held in the Ministry’s Headquarters Office, Abuja. The event marked a renewed national resolve to make childbirth safer for every Nigerian woman.
“No woman should die giving life, and no child should be born into preventable suffering,” Safe motherhood is not just a health agenda—it is a moral obligation, a measure of our progress as a nation”, the Minister asserted.
During the briefing, Prof. Pate stated this year’s theme: “Innovating for Safer Birth: A Collective Responsibility to Crash Maternal Mortality”, calls on all sectors—governments, health professionals, communities, and development partner to act decisively in protecting mothers and newborns.
In a major highlight, the minister launched six new policy documents to improve maternal healthcare services nationwide. These include:
The Safe Motherhood Strategy (2024–2028) – a national blueprint to reduce maternal deaths and improve maternal health commodity availability.
Guidelines for the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH).
Guidelines for Preeclampsia and Eclampsia.
Essential Gynaecological Skills Manuals.
National Training Manual on Obstetric Fistula Management.
“These documents demonstrate our commitment to not only managing emergencies but also building a resilient, inclusive healthcare system,” the minister further affirmed.
Under the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, the federal government has begun transforming maternal healthcare delivery through:
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