Newborn deaths rise as under-5 mortality falls -FG

• Urges stronger prevention, early detection
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has raised concern over an increase in deaths among newborns despite a decline in under-five mortality, calling for stronger prevention, early detection and access to treatment.
He said neonatal mortality rose from 39 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 41 in 2024, while under-five mortality fell from 132 to 110 per 1,000 live births over the same period.
The minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Daju Kachollom, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the commemoration of the third National Hea...