Nigeria, July 1 -- The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, disclosed this on Tuesday during the learning and dissemination meeting of the Accelerating the Expanded Adoption of RMNCH Innovations and Health Reforms in Kano State (AEARI) project.

The meeting was organised by West and Central Africa Health Options (WCA) with support from Technical Advice Connect (TAConnect).

Labaran said maternal mortality in the state had declined by about 50 per cent, from 1,206 recorded cases to 570, attributing the progress to the adoption of innovative interventions, including the E-MOTIVE approach.

"The directive by Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf is zero maternal mortality, and we are not compromising on that," he said.

"We have achieved a lo...