Speaking during the virtual event on Sunday, the Country Director of Pathfinder International, Dr Amina Dorayi, emphasised the need to explore advocacy to hold stakeholders accountable for their commitment to improving maternal health outcomes.

“We all know that maternal health is a cornerstone for public health and also improves outcomes to ensure that everyone has access to quality care to enable families and communities to live the lives they deserve,” Dorayi said.

Dorayi who lamented the high rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria despite several interventions, said the webinar was part of measures to strengthen multi-state partnerships for advocating women’s health.

“We believe that collaboration among government agencies and healthcare providers is very crucial to the work that we do, and the community is also critical to achieving sustainable progress on maternal health.” She added.

In her remarks, the Executive Director of the CCSI, Mrs Babafunke Fagbemi, outlined the contributions of the centre towards complementing the advocacy task, including strategic communication and media advocacy to inspire change.

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