Poor implementation and inadequate funding, are some of the reasons why the biannual MNCHW, which targets women and children with integrated package of highly cost-effective health interventions in May and November of every year has not made any significant impact on improving child-survival in the country, more than seven years after it started.
Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole has disclosed that the federal government has released the sum of 420 million Naira each to every state, to upgrade their primary healthcare facilities.