FG Surveys 12 Nasarawa LGAs to Tackle Under-Five Maternal Mortality Rates
The National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced a survey in 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Nasarawa State to address the persistent under-five and maternal mortality rates in the region.
This initiative, under the 2024 Nigeria Verbal and Social Autopsy Study, is being implemented by the NPC in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health. It seeks to uncover the root causes of deaths among children under five years and women of reproductive age, with a particular focus on rural communities.
The Federal Commissioner for Benue State, overseeing Nasarawa State, Mrs. Patricia Kupchi, made this known during a press briefing in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.
Represented by the Nasarawa State Director of NPC, Mrs. Priscilla Jaggu, Mrs. Kupchi explained that the study identified 28 communities across 12 out of the 13 LGAs of Nasarawa State through a systematic random selection process.
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