A workshop to disseminate updated protocols to address the main causes of maternal mortality

Kassala/ The Citizen

As part of the Federal Ministry of Health’s efforts to improve maternal health services and reduce the mortality rate, the National Program for Reproductive Health at the Federal Ministry of Health organized today, at the Al-Rih Al-Tarifi Hall in Kassala, a workshop on the dissemination of updated protocols to address the main causes of maternal mortality, in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

In his recorded speech, Minister Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said that diligent work has been organized in recent years to address the reasons behind the high rate of maternal mortality.

The Minister expressed his happiness with the launch of the updated protocols to address the main causes of maternal mortality, announcing his commitment to deploying them, working on training for them, and providing basic aids in basic health care institutions and hospitals.

The Director of the General Directorate of Basic Health Care, Dr. Musab Siddique, stressed that the workshop comes under exceptional circumstances, as the death rate is not only a health indicator but also reflects the efficiency of the health system and the state’s ability to protect the most vulnerable groups.

The national expert, Dr. Babiker Al-Maqbool, described the protocols and their update as a strategic work by the Department of Maternal and Child Health, and it comes in line with the Ministry’s strategic plan for 2026-2030.

The Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department, Dr. Ismahan Al-Khair, pointed out that the issue of maternal mortality is not the responsibility of health alone, but of everyone, and she considered the workshop a starting point to reduce the mortality rate.

The Director of the National Program for Reproductive Health, Amal Mahmoud, noted that the update was the result of hard work that lasted for more than a year, adding that the protocols are now ready for publication after being printed in a booklet and preparing a documentary film, all of which will contribute to reducing the mortality rate to the required rate.