Maternal Mortality Rate: MRH Collective sensitises Ajeromi Community on accessing skilled care

To reduce the Maternal Mortality rate in Nigeria, Maternal Reproductive Healthcare (MRH Collective) in partnership with Sterling One Foundation recently held a sensitisation programme to inform women of reproductive age on importance of skilled care during pregnancy.

At the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area, Ajegunle, Lagos, where the programme held, more than 100 women of reproductive age were enlightened on the importance of seeking quality healthcare, registering in a health facility during pregnancy and signs to look out for during pregnancy.
The Programme Manager for Interventions at MRH Collective, Fehintoluwa Aluko, said the sensitisation became imperative considering that World Health Organisation (WHO) listed Nigeria as the second country in the world with the highest maternal mortality rate.

“The programme is all about telling the women in the community the importance of registering with a healthcare facility when they are pregnant. Healthcare facilities have skilled health personnel that can manage and detect risks that can occur during pregnancy. We understand that if more women register and follow up their antenatal care, we will have less mortality rate,” she said.

Aluko also stated that the sensitisation programme is held twice every month but rotated in different communities and local government areas around Lagos suburbs as part of their education awareness of the MamaBase outreach.

Also speaking to the media on their partnership with MRH Collective, Lead Operations at
Sterling One Foundation, Tina Fasugbe, said the vision of the foundation is have a prosperous and inclusive Africa where everyone thrives.

“Supporting health is one of our thematic areas. We are sustaining that vision of ours through health. Our partnership with MRH Collective and the MamaBase outreach is a way of Sterling One reaffirming it’s commitment to women’s health to expand the access to maternal reproductive Healthcare to under deserved communities in Lagos State,” she said.

Coordinator of the Ajeromi Ifelodun outreach who also works with MRH Collective, Oluwabusola Fadeni, explained that the programme invited religious leaders, elderly men and women in the community to share in the information, saying that they are the custodians of every society and can encourage young women to access health if they are well informed.