Ondo
State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has urged the voting populace to ensure
that candidates for political office present in clear terms their manifestoes
to improve the status of maternal health in the state.
Mimiko
made the call in his keynote address at the ongoing ceremony of the 50th Annual
General Meeting and Scientific Conference of The Society of Gynaecology and
Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) holding in Akure, so that the feats achieved over
the years are not relegated to the background when they assume office.
He
said his administration’s commitment to health care delivery is to make
universal access to be affordable and qualitative healthcare service as an
ultimate goal in improving maternal health in Nigeria.
Mimiko,
a Honorary Fellow of SOGON who spoke on the theme: “The Politics of Maternal
Health in Nigeria, Building A Legacy for the Future,” said investment in
maternal health in Nigeria can only be driven and sustained by strong political
commitment by the leadership”.
According
to him, the socio-economic rating of any nation is partly measured by its
maternal health indication as instrument of development.
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