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| Yahaya Bello. |
Gov.
Yahaya Bello of Kogi has initiated free healthcare services for pregnant women
as part of efforts to tackle the rising rates of maternal and infant mortality,
The Nation reports.
Bello,
at the inaugural ceremony of the service in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government
Area, said that its aim was to make pregnancy as safe as possible for poor and
vulnerable women, who cannot afford antenatal and delivery care in hospitals.
He
said that the service, which was introduced 17 months ago, recorded huge
success at its pilot phases, which encouraged government to enlarge it with the
assurance that “we were on the right track”.
Bello,
who was represented by Dr Ahmed Attah, his Special Adviser on Health Matters,
said that the achievements had encouraged the scaling up of the initiative to
all corners of the state.
Bello
said: “Under this programme, our mothers, wives and sisters enjoy free booking,
drugs, tests, and all other required antenatal and delivery cares.
”With
Health Care plus, and more health friendly projects to come, I have no doubt
that the maternal and child health indices in Kogi State will continue to
improve for the good of our people.”
He,
therefore, enjoined the people to embrace the opportunity and avail themselves
of the outstanding dividends of democracy from the government.
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