A governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the election in Kogi State, Dr. Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, has said he will prioritise health if he gets the mandate.
He said he would improve the health care delivery system.
Adinoyi-Ojo decried the alarming maternal deaths and infant mortality.
The aspirant quoted Governor Idris Wada as saying that “it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of newborn babies who die in and around birth and women who die during childbirth.”
He said the governor’s comment was an admission of the failure of present and past governments.
According to him, he had put together a team of experts to design a workable system.
Adinoyi-Ojo said his government would be innovative by promoting the community as the basic unit of primary health care.
The politician, a visiting lecturer at the University of Abuja, said: “It is my intention to improve routine immunisation coverage in the three senatorial districts.
“This will reduce infant and under-five mortality and morbidity rates as well as reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates.”
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