The Kwara State Government has commenced the training of 290 healthcare workers on skilled birth attendance as part of efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the state.
The training, organised in collaboration with the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity programme, is holding in Ilorin from October 19 to November 3, 2026.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary of the Kwara State Hospitals Management Board, Adamu Usman Sabi, on Thursday.
The initiative, according to the statement, is designed to strengthen the capacity of healthcare personnel to provide appropriate care during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and newborn care, with particular emphasis on preventing avoidable deaths among mothers and babies.
The Executive Secretary of the Board, Abdulraheem Malik, said the programme aimed at equipping healthcare workers with the skills required to ensure safe deliveries and effectively manage complications during childbirth.
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