THISDAY
UNICEF
Donates Medical Equipment Worth N1.2bn
July 13,
2017
Daji Sani in
Yola
Sequel to
the high rate of maternal mortality in the North East brought on by the
onslaught of the Boko Haram insurgency, the United Nations Children’s Funds
(UNICEF) has donated, medical equipment worth N1.2 billion to the Adamawa state
government to save mothers and children at birth.
\he UNICEF
made the donations on Tuesday in Yola and noting that the project marks the
commencement of the second phase of the Maternal, New-born and Child Health
project in the state under the EU support
The Chief
Field Officer of UNICEF, Dr. Abdulahi Kaikai who made the donations, disclosed
that the project was aimed at strengthening Primary Health Care and Community
Resilience for Improved Maternal Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Outcomes
in Adamawa, Bauchi and Kebbi states.
He further
explained that Project is being implemented in the 226 Primary Health Care
facilities and catchment communities located at the ward headquarters in the
226 wards in the 21 local Government Areas of the state.”
Kaikai said,
“This project will run from 2017 to 2020 and build on the gains recorded in the
first phase of the project in improved and Sustainable Primary Healthcare
Center per Ward policy of the federal government.
“To ensure
optimal functionality of the 226 PHC facilities in providing quality services,
UNICEF with funding from the European Union has procured basic health equipment
and supplies to be distributed to the primary healthcare facilities in Adamawa
state.”
Kaikai
explained that some of the equipment have arrived and much more is still
expected. Among the 17 assorted items donated included, 226 baby dressing
tables, 220 bed screens, 180 infusion stand, 226 microscope, 300 delivery kits,
200 stethoscope, 300 surgical kits, and 322 examination tables among other
items.
The health
specialist also solicited with the state governor to provide the necessary
manpower to effectively utilize all the facilities in the 226 primary healthcare
centers in the state.
The state
Governor Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla who received the donations said the donation
of the equipment by UNICEF is consistent with the state government’s
declaration of a state emergency on the health sector in the state.’’
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