Kwara State Provides Free Delivery Kits to 193 Health Facilities to Safeguard Maternal and Child Health

Date: 2025-05-07

As part of efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates in Kwara State, the state government has distributed free delivery kits to pregnant women at all 193 Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities. This initiative reaffirms its commitment to providing equitable, high-quality healthcare services across the state.

Professor Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), announced the initiative during a media briefing on Monday. A subsequent statement by Alade Opeyemi, KWSPHCDA's Press Secretary, highlighted Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's administration's focus on women and children's health.

Professor Elelu stressed that free delivery kits-available at every PHC facility in Kwara's wards-are a critical step toward safer childbirth. She stated: "Access to clean delivery materials is not just a healthcare necessity but a fundamental right for every expectant mother. This initiative addresses a key community need and improves maternal and infant health outcomes."

Elelu reiterated that the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency is aware of the challenges faced by expectant mothers, particularly those from underserved communities, such as lack of access to basic healthcare supplies which contributes to preventable complications during childbirth.

The Executive Secretary emphasised that this initiative emanated from the State Government and supported by the World Bank IMPACT project, with the aim of prioritising the provision of essential resources in order to bridge the gaps and promote positive health outcomes in Kwara State.

Elelu stated that the benefitting PHCs are only allowed to charge a maximum of N2,000 Only for other expenses while patients covered under Kwara Health Insurance are exempted from paying the sum, revealing that a toll-free line has also been launched and would be made widely available in all our PHCs to report sharp practices and for grievance redress mechanism.

In his remark, the Programme Manager of the IMPACT Project, Dr Michael Oguntoye, lauded the initiative, restating that investing in maternal and child healthcare can lead to long-term cost savings by reducing the need for costly interventions and treatments for preventable conditions.

"By ensuring the health and well-being of mothers and children, Nigeria can improve productivity and contribute to economic growth. The provision of free kits for mother and baby care at birth will improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare disparities and promote economic growth, while also upholding human rights and dignity especially for the less privilege" he said.

Oguntoye said one of the objectives of IMPACT project is to improve maternal and child outcomes in the country, noting that these efforts include revitalisation of health facilities, demand generation, capacity building for human resource for health and community linkage amongst others.

The free delivery kits will be made available in all the 193 Basic Health Care Provision Fund/IMPACT supported health facilities in the state.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saliu Ajia     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Benin Republic     Www.Kwarareports.com     Alore     Shonga     Kamaldeen Kehinde     GANZY     Dele Momodu     IHS Towers     General Hospital, Ilorin     Ojuekun     Lola Olabayo     Ayegbeni     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Alaaya     Ejidongari     Tafida Of Kaiama     Awoye     Halimah Perogi     Muhammed Danjuma     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     National Broadcasting Commission     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     UNILORIN Alumni     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Ilorin International Airport     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Bola Olukoju     Kwara 2019     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Malete     Ilorin Metro Park     Kehinde Baale     Kolade Solagberu     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ekweremadu     Segun Ogunsola     Bio Ibrahim     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Gbenga Adebayo     Teachers Specific Allowance     NULGE     Kawu     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Aliyu Umar     Maryam A. Garuba     IDPU     Balogun Gambari     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     KWIRS     Bolakale Saka     Oyawoye     Afonja     Harmony Holdings     Shehu Salau     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Bolaji Abdullahi     IsDB     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Nigerian Correctional Service     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Aliyu Muhammed     Bola Magaji     Sarah Jubril     Split Diamond Interchange     Omu-aran     Iliasu     Yahaya Seriki     Toyin Sanusi     Cornelius Fawenu     Sunday Popo-Ola     Rueben Parejo     Bolaji Gambari     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Fola Consultant    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

CT Ayeni     Ejidongari     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Samuel Adedoyin     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Offa Descendants Union     Al-Adaby     Fola Consultant     Bayo Onimago     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Quran     Abubakar Baba     Henry Olaosebikan     RTEAN     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Agboola Babatunde     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Jumoke Gafar     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Muhammed Danjuma     Moji Makanjuola     Adegoke Bamidele     Aliyu Muyideen     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     YAKOOYO     Read With Me     Ahmed Bayero     Moro     Igbaja     Jimba Babatunde     Mohammed Abduraheem     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     UITH     Nurudeen Muhammed     SARS     Ahmad Ali     Bolaji Nagode     Ahman Pategi     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Afolayan     Shehu Jimoh     Ibrahim Akaje     Ahmad Belgore     Ita-Nmo Market     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Raimi Iyanda     Yoruba     Owode Market     TIC     Sabi     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Marafan Shonga     Oke-Ero     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     FOMWAN     Aiyedun     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     ASKOMP     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     First Lady     Suleman Abubakar     CCEPE     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Obuh     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Danhawa     Segun Ogunsola     Peculiar Allowance     Binta Sulyman     Monkey Pox     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Ilorin East