FG announces free cesarean sections for pregnant women

The Federal Government has announced that cesarean sections (CS) will henceforth be free for pregnant women in Nigeria.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, announced this at an ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja.

Pate said this step is one of the plans of the federal government to reduce the maternal mortality rate amongst pregnant women across Nigeria.

The minister added that the initiative is an ambitious commitment of President Bola Tinubu to see that women are well taken care of in the country.

Pate also stated that no woman should lose her life simply because she cannot afford a C-section.

A tweet from the official X handle of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare confirmed the FG’s announcement, “In a powerful move, Coordinating Minister @muhammadpate just announced that Cesarean Sections for all Nigerian women who need them will now be FREE!”