The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged the northern states’ governors to provide quality education for girls from primary to, at least, the secondary level. Sanusi described girl child education as the effective way of improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health MNCH.
The Emir said this a one-day workshop on the Role of Traditional and Religious Leaders in Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, organised by MNCH2, held at Kano government house.
“I call on northern governors to ensure free education for girls from primary to at least secondary school or tertiary level. This would help them know how to live a good life and master the dangers associated with marriage and maternal health,” he said.
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The workshop was themed: Achieving better health outcomes through engagement with traditional and religious leaders. Emir Sanusi explained that education would help girls to know the importance of becoming future mothers. According to him, it would help them to comprehend the intricacies of getting married and the challenges of coping with marital life.
Also speaking at the event, the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje said that affordable, reliable and sustainable healthcare delivery is of topmost priority in the present democratic dispensation.
Ganduje noted that his administration had initiated series of intervention programmes in collaboration with notable development partners for efficient healthcare delivery.
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