Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
Friday Okonofua, a Programme Officer for Ford Foundation (West Africa), predicts that Nigeria will continue to experience high women and children mortality rate unless government gives priority to the health sector.
``Nigeria has the highest child mortality and second highest women mortality rate in the world. Nearly one million children under the age five die every year in this country. For Nigeria to continue to record a million deaths of children under the age of five yearly is alarming.
``We have the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare systems which are not working in harmony with one another, and the way it should,’’ he said.
He asked the government to provide proper funding and support to people especially children in the rural areas.
He also urged the media to provide useful information to the people in order to raise awareness.
``Nigeria has the highest child mortality and second highest women mortality rate in the world. Nearly one million children under the age five die every year in this country. For Nigeria to continue to record a million deaths of children under the age of five yearly is alarming.
``We have the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare systems which are not working in harmony with one another, and the way it should,’’ he said.
He asked the government to provide proper funding and support to people especially children in the rural areas.
He also urged the media to provide useful information to the people in order to raise awareness.
