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.

Emir Of Kano     Laolu Saraki     Kola Olota     Usman Yunusa     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Mazars Consulting     Kubra Kazum     Muritala Olarewaju     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Ayodele Shittu     Bankole Omishore     Vasolar Consortium     Kunle Okeowo     Taofeek Sanusi     Toyin Saraki     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Yahaya A Paniyaro     NSCIA     Bolaji Aladie     Usman Rifun     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Sheikh Ariyibi     Awili Pedro     Adeniyi Ojo     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Fareedah Dankaka     AbdulGafar Tosho     Aremu Odolaye     Lithium     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Ilorin Like-Minds     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Salihu Yahaya     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Kisra     TETFUND     Ahman Pategi     Eghe Igbinehin     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Edret Sabi Abel     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Taofik Abdulkareem     Bashirat Bola Bello     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Elewu     Iyeru Grammar School     Ogidi-Oloje     Convocation Ceremonies     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Makama Of Ilorin     Okanlawon Taiwo     Gobir     Afolayan     Shade Omoniyi     Lukman Adeloyin     Oko Erin     Ilorin East     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Olaiya Zuberu     NTA Ilorin     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Solomon Edojah     Ramat Oganija     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Wahab Egbewole     Saka Isau     Sherif Shagaya     Kwara North     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Lotus Bank     Jani Ibrahim     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Kolade Solagberu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Fatimat Saliu     Ayoade Akinnibosun     IFK     Garment Factory     ARMTI     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Baruba     Mazars Consulting     Omar Gambari     Ballah     National Democratic Congress     ENetSuD     Amuda Aluko     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Siraj Oyewale     Tsado Manman     Stephen Fasakin     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Oyedun Juliana Funke     GAMA     KWTV     Shonga     Senate Presidency     Sanusi Abubakar     ANCOPPS     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Yaman     Offorjama     Sidikat Akaje     Temi Kolawole     Mike Omotosho     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Musibau Akanji     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Saliu Oluwole     Asa     Umaru Saro     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     KFA     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Olatunde Michaels     Tayo Awodiji     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Toyin Abdullahi     John Kehinde Salako     Hassan Saliu     Lukman Adeloyin     Medview Airlines     Akorede     Femi Agbaje     Surajudeen Akanbi     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Gbenga Adebayo     Abdulfatai Baakini     Bolaji Aladie     Lawal Olohungbebe     April 11     Awodun     GANZY     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Harmony Holdings     Dankaka     Tunji Ajanaku     Ilorin Muslim Community     Danladi     Egbejila     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Okanlawon Taiwo     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Bolakale Kawu