Abia State records the lowest maternal and infant mortality rates in the first quarter of 2026, making it the best-performing State in maternal and child health in Nigeria within the period under review, Okey Kanu, the State’s Commissioner for Information, has stated.
Kanu made this known on Monday in Umuahia while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council Meeting, presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Kanu said that the feat was recorded during the 1st quarter 2026 Performance Dialogue in the health sector, where states were assessed on key healthcare indicators.
He attributed the achievement to the State Government’s sustained investments in renovating, retrofitting and equipping 200 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) under the first phase of Project Ekwueme.
According to Kanu, 139 PHCs have so far been fully functionalised, including 77 World Bank-supported facilities, while 50 additional centres are currently being equipped.
The commissioner said that
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