The
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is set to give out
160,000 free mosquito nets to pregnant women and nursing mothers in the
FCT.
The
Executive Secretary of the FCT Primary Health Care Development Board,
Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, made this known recently at the start of the
Maternal and Child Health Week at the Gwarinpa General Hospital.
He
said the aim of the exercise is to encourage mothers to come forward
for intervention in primary health care facilities across the FCT.
Dr.
Mohammed noted that most pregnant women in rural areas choose to
deliver at home and only go to the hospital when there are
complications.
He
added that the board has provided six motorcycles for nutrition
officers to enable them to access difficult areas and give pregnant
mothers vitamin tablets and de-worming drugs.
Also
speaking at the launch of the week-long event, The FCT Minister,
Senator Bala Mohammed revealed that the Federal Capital Territory
Administration (FCTA) last year spent N635 million on free antenatal
care and medical treatment of children under five.
“For
this scheme,” he said, “we have procured and distributed lifesaving
drugs like anti-malaria, antibiotics, and oral rehydration salts to 248
health facilities across the six area councils of the FCT.”
He
added that modest achievements in the healthcare sector were a mark of
his administration’s commitment to improved healthcare delivery.
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