Celine Lafoucriere, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Chief field officer in Nigeria, has restated the organisation’s commitment to partner with the Lagos State government to ensure that every newborn survives and strives in the state.
Lafoucriere made this known at the inauguration and dissemination of the Lagos State Every Newborn Action Plan on Tuesday.
She said UNICEF would support the action plan on the budget implementation with the aim to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3.2 of the United Nations.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the SDG 3.2 targets newborn and child mortality to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age by 2030, globally.
NAN reports that a report by UNICEF with the title; “Situation of Women and Children in Nigeria”, states that the country records 576 maternal mortality per 100,000 live births, while approximately 262,000 babies die at birth every year.
She said: “UNICEF is always on the side of Lagos State Government, the Action Plan is an important step to ensure that newborns do not only survive but also strive.