44 out of 100 new-borns die in Sokoto FG

The Federal Government has raised the alarm over maternal and infant mortality in Sokoto State, saying 44 out of 100 newborn babies in the State die. The Special Adviser in-charge of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health, Salma Ibrahim, made the recommendation on Thursday, 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; and therefore, sought home-grown solutions to maternal and infant fatality in and across the State. Most of the new-born deaths…

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