The Federal Government on Monday said health sector reform has achieved infant mortality reduction from 100 per 1000 live births in 2003 to 69 per 100 live births in 2013."
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, in Abeokuta at the launching of the Ogun State Community Health Insurance Scheme attributed it to a significant improvement in the health system.
Adewole, who spoke through the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Mr. Femi Akingbade, added, "Under five mortality rate has shown a persistent decline from 201 per 1000 live births in 2003 to 128 per 1000 live births in 2013. We have also witnessed a significant reduction in maternal mortality, from 800 per 100,000 live births in 2003 to 576 per 100,000 live births in 2013."