MRS. SOLUDO PRESENTS GIFTS TO TWO WOMEN WITH TRIPLETS & QUADRUPLETS
REPORTER: UCHE NEDEKE
The ongoing free antenatal care and delivery services in Anambra State will continue to attend to the most primary health needs of women and save low income families’ financial burdens.
The wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, stated this when she visited two women, who recently delivered Quadruplet and triplet respectively at Referral Health Centre, Awgbu, and Enugwuabo Health Centre, Ufuma, both in Orumba North Local Government Area.
Mrs. Amuche Anoliefo, from Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area was delivered of a set of four babies at Referral Health Centre, Awgbu, same day that Mrs. Ujunwa Edeh, who hails from Ehamufu, Enugu State, but resides in Ufuma Community with her family, was delivered of triplet at the community health center.
Mrs. Soludo decided to visit and celebrate with the two mothers as well as present gifts to the babies.
Radio Nigeria gathered that both women were beneficiaries of the recently introduced free antenatal care and delivery services by the Chukwuma Soludo led administration.
Recently the Anambra State Government announced free Antenatal and delivery for pregnant women in all the Primary Health care Facilities across the state.
This, according to the government, is aimed at cushioning the level of hardship in the country occasioned by the removal of oil subsidy, which led to increase in all commodities, including healthcare services.
The Governor’s wife, said the current administration in the state would continue to unveil smart health policies that have direct positive impact on the poor, and praised health care givers who attended to the women during the successful childbirth.
She expressed joy that both women have been saved from bearing heavy costs amounting to millions of Naira, as they benefitted from the free antenatal care and delivery initiative introduced by the present government.
Mrs. Soludo who urged pregnant women living in the state to take advantage of the programme also asked the nursing mothers to ensure that they feed the babies with natural food supplements, take care of their health and ensure that they get all the necessary vaccines that introduced by the government.
The two nursing mothers Mrs. Anoliefo and Mrs. Edeh, expressed joy for the visit, saying that the governor’s wife had brought another light of joy to complete their celebrations.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, the Executive Secretary of Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mrs. Chisom Uchem, were among the government functionaries that accompanied the Governor’s wife to the visits.
EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU
