KWSPHCDA, UNICEF Commence 10-Day BEmONC Training for 60 Frontline Health Workers

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The Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), in collaboration with UNICEF, has commenced a 10-day Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) training for 60 Primary Health Care Doctors, Nurses and Midwives drawn from health facilities across the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State.
The training, which commenced on Monday, July 27, 2026, at Silver Gate Hotel, Ilorin, is expected to end on August 6, 2026. It is aimed at strengthening the capacity of frontline health workers to provide quality emergency obstetric and newborn care, ultimately reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality across the state.

Declaring the training open, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), Prof. Nusirat Elelu, congratulated the participants on their selection to be part of the training, describing it as an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills under the guidance of experienced resource persons.

Prof. Elelu urged the participants to maximize the opportunity by committing themselves fully to every session of the training. She noted that maternal and newborn health remains a priority area that continues to attract significant investment from both the Kwara State Government and development partners.

She stressed that the huge resources committed to the programme must be justified through improved quality of healthcare delivery, adding that the knowledge and practical skills acquired during the training should translate into better outcomes for mothers and newborns across the state.
The Executive Secretary further charged the participants not to keep the knowledge gained to themselves but to step it down to other healthcare workers at their various facilities and Local Government Areas, ensuring that the impact of the training extends beyond the 60 beneficiaries.

Earlier in his welcome remarks, the Director of Primary Health Care Systems, Dr. Michael Oguntoye, underscored the importance of the training, particularly at a time when concerted efforts are being intensified to drastically reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in the state.

According to him, the facilitators were carefully selected based on their competence, experience and expertise, with the expectation that participants would receive high-quality, practical training capable of transforming emergency obstetric and newborn care at the primary healthcare level.

Representatives of UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in their separate goodwill messages, reiterated the importance their respective organizations attach to improving maternal and newborn health. 

They encouraged participants to take full advantage of the training and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Kwara State Government in strengthening Primary Health Care service delivery.

Speaking on behalf of the facilitators, the Lead Facilitator, Prof. Raji Laide of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), emphasized the importance of equipping frontline healthcare workers with the competencies required to effectively manage obstetric and newborn emergencies at the Primary Health Care level.

She noted that strengthening the capacity of healthcare providers at Primary Health Care facilities being the first point of contact for most patients, would reduce avoidable referrals to tertiary institutions, ease the burden on higher-level facilities and significantly improve maternal and child health outcomes.

Prof. Raji assured participants of the commitment of all facilitators to delivering an intensive, practical and impactful training programme, while encouraging them to actively participate, ask questions and make the most of the 10-day learning opportunity.


Bukola Abdulganiyu
Press Secretary 
KWSPHCDA 
07069144440

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