PAEDIATIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA WORLD MALARIA DAY 2024 PRESS RELEASE

Good day members of the Oruamabo family, Members of BOT

On behalf of the Executive and entire members of the

PRESS RELEASE PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA & INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION

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Our children are our most important national assets, the key to the future of our country. Unfortunately, we do not have all the time in the world to tweak them and point them and the nation in the right direction. So, when we talk about poor health indices such as high newborn, infant, and under-5 mortality, we have an idea of the significantly little time we have to play around with. Now is the time to act. The year 2030 is around the corner when we should have lowered under-5 mortality to a maximum of 25 child deaths per 1000 live births, and neonatal mortality to a maximum of 12 newborn deaths per 1000 live births. Presently, the number for under-5 mortality is 102 and that for newborn is 34. It is obvious we have an uphill, albeit not an insurmountable, task ahead.