2025 World Health Day: NAS, Medical Practitioners Seek Policies To Cut Maternal, Infant Mortality

Members of the National Association of Seadogs- Pyrates Confraternity (NAS PC) in Bayelsa State have called on State and Federal Governments to formulate policies to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate.
The NAS PC and medical practitioners from the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, who spoke during the commemoration of the 2025 World Health Day, pointed out the need by the State and Federal Governments to initiate free antenatal and postnatal care for women.
They also called on mothers to take child nutrition and immunization seriously to prevent common maternal/childhood illnesses and reduce maternal and infant mortality.
The 2025 World Health Day with the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, was commemorated by the Oxbow Marino Deck of NAS PC at Bakassi Returnees Village, Ekeki.
The Capone of Oxbow Marino Deck, Engr. Adogbeji Egbonoje, said NAS PC was motivated to organize the event with these creeds, “For Humanistic Ideals” and “For Comradeship and Chivalry”.
He stated that the role of women in the society cannot be over-emphasized, adding that women need to take good care of their health and that of the unborn child so as to have a profound impact on how healthy the society will be in future.
Dr. Oru Inetsol of FMC, Yenagoa, and Ebikimo Oruama Princess, a Senior Nursing Officer, Midwife and Public Health Nurse shared expert insights on Maternal and Child Health.
Key Discussions centred around antenatal and postnatal care best practices, child nutrition and immunization, prevention and management of common maternal/childhood illnesses and reducing maternal and infant mortality.