Hurray!!! Safe Motherhood celebration.
The Theme for this year’s National Safe Motherhood Day Commemoration is “Investing in Safe Motherhood for National Development” and the slogan is “Pregnancy is special, let’s make it safe”. The Federal Ministry of Health is partnering with the Centre for Development and Population Activities to mark the day.
According to Mr Gabriel Yafeyi, a member of the planning committee and a staff of CEDPA (Centre for Development and Population Activities) the activities that will take place to mark the day include:
1. A Ministerial briefing
2. Community Outreach to Mpape Market, Abuja.
3. There will be a seminar to promote the use of Misoprostol in two states, namely; Bauchi and Sokoto states and there will be speakers representing Public Health based Non Governmental Organisations who would speak on efforts on Safe Motherhood in Nigeria.
The Safe Motherhood Day which is on the 22nd of May every year brings together stake holders in the health sector to sensitize the people, media, health professionals and health institutions about the importance of safe motherhood in Nigeria.
More information on activities to mark the SMD, 2012 will be announced shortly. For more enquiries please contact me.

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