Nigeria: Death rate of under-five children reduced by 16.7% in last 5 years — Pate — Africa Links 24

Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says the death rate of children under five years of age has reduced by 16.7 per cent between 2018 and 2023.

He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review, JAR.

The JAR is a crucial platform for advancing the principles of the Sector-Wide Approach, SWAp, bringing together stakeholders to reflect on progress made, evaluate challenges and…