Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister of state, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has donated delivery kits and baby items to a mother of twins in Ayaura Comprehensive Health Centre in Abaji Area Council of the nation’s capital as part of activities to celebrate the “Baby of the year”.
The minister who made the donation also gave a token of undisclosed amount of cash and other assorted items to other nursing mothers in the hospital.
At the presentation of the items to the beneficiaries, the minister described the successful delivery recorded in various primary healthcare centres as a bundle of joy, just as she prayed that joy would continue to radiate in the FCT in 2024 and beyond.
Mahmoud tasked mothers on exclusive breast feeding and early training of their children, noting that children are gifts from God.
The minister, who called on mothers to accept all vaccines given during government approved immunization campaigns, used the occasion to remind them of the need to ensure that their babies complete the routine immunisation before the age of two.
“Remember to take care of yourselves and attend post-natal clinics and continue to take your routine medicines. Also engage in exclusive breast feeding.
On my part, I will continue to identify with you and share in your joy.
“Since I came to office in 2023, I have continued to implement and support initiatives that would improve the health of mothers and children particularly towards reducing maternal and child deaths from preventable causes.
“I will also encourage you to always contribute to the growth of the family in particular and the community at large. All babies born today are welcome and I pray to God to continue to grant mothers and babies good health, while the fathers continue to have the means to support their families,” she said.
Earlier, the Ona of Abaji and chairman of the FCT Traditional Council of Chiefs, HRM Adamu Baba Yunusa, appreciated the minister and her team for the visit, just as he commended the efforts of this administration in ensuring peace in the various area councils.
