To encourage women to go for antenatal and hospital delivery, the wife of Jigawa state governor, Hajiya Amina Umar Namadi, has flagged off the distribution of delivery kits and cash to pregnant women who recorded total antenatal attendance.
Speaking at the flag-off held at Kudai Health facility, Hajiya Amina said the intervention is part of a campaign to encourage rural women to go to the nearest hospital for access to antenatal services and hospital delivery.
“The campaign also aims to strengthen public mobilization, particularly among mothers, to ensure their children receive the full dosage of routine immunisation and safekeeping the immunization card for record and future reference.
“We are optimistic that if pregnant women and nursing mothers embrace this culture, it will help in reducing the rate of maternal and child death to the barest minimal level in our state.
“Today everyone knows the effort made by the state government to upgrade and equip all the health facilities across the state to boost access to basic healthcare services to everyone in the state.
“Government has employed about 2,000 additional health workers, enrolled over 147,000 less privileges into Health social insurance and many more other policies that will make healthcare services affordable and accessible to all pregnant women, mothers and general public.
“Therefore, we are calling on Jigawa state women and husbands to take advantage of the available healthcare services to save the lives of mothers and children,” Amina stated.
Mrs Amina Namadi also called on community leaders, families, and the public to join hands in actualizing the dream of Governor Malam Umar Namadi’s led administration, which aims to reverse all the persistent bad health indices in the state and open a new chapter of a healthy and happy society where no one will die because of medical bills or lack of access to basic healthcare services.
…Sensitises Female Students On Personal Hygiene
The wife of Jigawa State governor, Hajiya Amina Umar Namadi, has engaged with female students of senior secondary schools across the state on personal and environmental hygiene.
Speaking during the campaign in Dutse, which was attended by over 20 Girls’ Senior Secondary Schools, Mrs Namadi said she embarked on the sensitisation to promote and inculcate the culture of personal and environmental hygiene in the young girls who are potential mothers of tomorrow.
She said the sustainability of the state health policy depends on how the young generation is engaged and oriented in it, being the leaders of tomorrow who will take charge of it at all levels in the future time.
“My children, you are very important in the survival and progress of our society. You are the leaders of tomorrow, but you can’t perform this role unless you are mentally and physically fit. Therefore, you must be hygienic in all aspects.
“My children, you have to be very careful and take care of your personal and environmental hygiene to avoid contracting a disease that may disrupt your study or cause you permanent disability”
“I have a token gesture for you: Please use the sanitary pad appropriately and always abide by the rules of personal and environmental hygiene in all aspects of your life.
Mrs Namadi, however, called on the teachers to also enhance their efforts in supporting the students’ growth up to be healthy/hygienic members of society and ambassadors for promoting personal and public hygiene.
