OGSG PRIOTISE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE

 OGSG PRIOTISE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE

Ogun State Government has prioritized the health sector, especially maternal and child health by enrolling over fifty thousand pregnant and children under five years in the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this in her keynote address at the flag-off of the Routine Immunization Intensification Programme (RIIP), in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the State.

She said that the state government has provided daily access to life-saving vaccines in all PHCs across the state to prevent and eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases, adding that the programme was expected to boost routine child immunization and check the spread of diseases, recognising the critical role of routine immunisation in safeguarding health and well-being of a nation.

Dr Coker appreciated the support of development partners especially the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), for the donation of N150million 6months of funding support given to the state on the Optimized Outreach Strategy Campaign, urging the LGA to maximize the funding to improve on their routine immunization performance across the wards by ensuring eligible children in communities get vaccinated.

In her remark, the NSSF Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, said that it would continue to support the government in adequate healthcare of children to scale up interventions on Routine Child Immunization.

 

Earlier in her welcome address, the Chairman, Ijebu East Local Government, Hon. Adetutu Oyesanya, appreciated the State Government, NSSF and other development partners for the initiative, and assured that they would take advantage of the programme by making sure the vaccination campaign gets to the rural communities and get the eligible children vaccinated.

In their goodwill messages, representatives of WHO, UNICEF and other development partners, said the initiative would ensure access to vaccines is improved, particularly in the hard-to-reach communities and places where immunization coverage is low.

 

Fatimah Alatishe

Press Officer, PHCDB