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MCSP plans to improve maternal, newborn, child health in Kogi

By John Akubo, Lokoja
15 October 2018   |   2:44 am
The Maternal and Child Survival Programme (MCSP) in Kogi State being implemented by Jhpeigo in partnership with the state Ministry of Health and other partners with funding from United States Agency for International Development ...

The Maternal and Child Survival Programme (MCSP) in Kogi State being implemented by Jhpeigo in partnership with the state Ministry of Health and other partners with funding from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is strategising to improve maternal, newborn, adolescent and child health in the state.

The Country Deputy Director of MCSP, Dr. Ogu Okoli, gave the indication at the official launch of Kogi State 2018-2021 Family Planning Costed Implantation Plan and the unveiling of Green Dot Logo at the Government House, Lokoja.He said that domesticating the family planning policy in Kogi State would reduce maternal and child mortality rate.

Besides, the state team leader of the programme, Dr. Alobo Gabriel, said the major drawback to the improvement of maternal, newborn, adolescentce and child health in the state lies in the fact that the state has a very low contraceptive usage in the Middle Belt.

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