The State Government has launched the maternal, perinatal and children's death surveillance report (MPCDSR) for 2012-2023, highlighting concerns about maternal and child mortality rates.
Speaking at the launch of the report of the report and the maternal, perinatal and child death surveillance response (MPCDSR) for the 2012 to 2023 period in Asaba, Delta State Health Commissioner, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, said the State will implement the recommendations of the report to improve health indicators.
According to him, although each maternal death is a tragedy, with the help of the MPCDSR system, the pattern, the causes and circumstances surrounding the maternal and perinatal deaths throughout the state would be understood and their recommendations to avoid such deaths would be completely implemented.
The commissioner said that the issue for the launch “improvement of maternal and perinatal results through responsibility and action” emphasized the need for the State to go beyond rhetoric to responsibility, observation to implementation, since it is the collective mirror that will move the state of Delta to act more urgently, compassion and resolution.
“We will ensure that the findings of the MPCDSR review do not remain on paper, but we will track their recommendation and take responsibility for ourselves and facilities for the implementation, not as punishment but as a path to improvement,” said the commissioner.
Dr. Onojae revealed that the report was rooted in a guilt without shame, which makes it a safe space for learning and urged health workers to participate openly in the reviews that is a tool for growth instead of fear.
The Secretary of the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, on the occasion, said that maternal and perinatal deaths were not only statistics but a story of a lost life, a shaking family and a system that could have done better.
Dr. Emu also pointed out that the MPCDSR report that was being launched serves as evidence and a road map that would help guide the government, health professionals, partners and communities to reduce maternal and perinatal deaths in the state.
He added that the Oborevwori Administration will continue to prioritize the health of women and children not only in words but also in budgetary commitments, program of programmatic policies and interventions.