The outreach was conducted in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto.
The app is designed to build healthcare workers’ capacity and strengthen safe childbirth practices.
She said the current reliance on outdated population estimates undermines evidence-based planning.
He lauded the efforts of the state government for supporting the people, especially vulnerable women and children.
He said early marriage remains a barrier to education and personal development, especially for the girl child.
“The cultural norms are a major factor in challenges affecting women’s health and the prevalence of GBV in society,” he said.
Ms Kanem said the initiative aimed to integrate midwifery models into national health systems to reduce preventable deaths and complications.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that in spite of progress against HIV, the world was off track to meet its target of fewer than 370,000 new HIV cases by 2025
UNFPA and some civil society organisations have called on the government to ensure more funding for reproductive health and family planning activities.
“Thirty years ago, maternal mortality rates were only rough estimates.”
