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The Taraba State Government is taking steps to strengthen selected Primary Health Care Centres to provide Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care, BEmONC, as part of efforts to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in the state.
The decision was reached during the Taraba State/LGA Strategic Leadership Dialogue on Universal Health Coverage, organised by the State Ministry of Health and the Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency, with support from the World Bank IMPACT Project.
Participants at the dialogue identified the need to equip selected health centres with functional maternity and newborn care spaces, reliable water and electricity, essential medicines, medical equipment and adequately trained health workers.
The meeting also called for regular training and supervision of health personnel, timely funding and stronger referral and emergency response systems to ensure that women and newborns receive prompt care when complications arise.
Local Government Authorities were urged to regularly assess gaps in health facilities, strengthen supervision and mobilise resources to sustain BEmONC services.
Stakeholders said bringing emergency maternal and newborn care closer to communities would improve access to lifesaving services, reduce avoidable deaths and minimise unnecessary referrals to secondary and tertiary health facilities.
They stressed that strengthening Primary Health Care remains critical to improving maternal and newborn health outcomes across Taraba State.
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