What will you do to improve maternal healthcare and reduce preventable deaths of mothers and babies?
My plan provides free maternal and under-5 healthcare services, so cost never stands between you and safe delivery. I'll train and deploy Community Health Extension Workers into communities like yours and set up rural emergency transport systems so help reaches you without the long journey. I'll also revitalize at least one Primary Health Care center per ward, equipped with essential medicines and solar power, backed by rural posting allowances so doctors and nurses are there when you need them.
Where this comes from
p. 6 Introduction Atiku Abubakar: Answers to questions from the public 2026-10-02 ›
Answer: My administration will expand National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) coverage to informal sector workers and provide targeted fiscal subsidies to local pharmaceutical firms to lower medicine prices. Q36: Pregnant women in many communities travel long distances to give birth. What will you do to improve maternal healthcare and reduce preventable maternal and infant deaths? Answer: My policy provides free maternal and under-5 healthcare services, trains and deploys Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), and establishes rural emergency transport systems.