Nigeria: Free Medical Care for Women
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This Day (Lagos)
19 September 2008
Posted to the web 19 September 2008
Lagos
Governor Ibrahim Idris of Kogi has announced the provision of free medical care for pregnant women and nursing mothers in the state.
Idris said this is to arrest the alarming rate of maternal and child mortality in the country, a situation which he said is posing serious threat to the nationís population.
The Governor announced this when the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Saudatu Bungudu, visited him in Lokoja.
"From today, there will be free medical care for all pregnant women and nursing mothers in this state," he said.
He pledged the government's collaboration with the ministry to tackle issues affecting women, children and the physically-challenged.
According to him, the government has arrested all those implicated in cases of human trafficking in the state.
Idris also promised to ensure the allocation of fertilizer to women to enhance their participation in agriculture.
He assured that the Child Rightsí Act (CRA) would be passed into law by the State House of Assembly by the end of this month.
"Children are our future hope, so by the end of this month, I will make sure the bill is passed," he said.
Earlier, Bungudu had asked the state government to provide free medical care for pregnant women and nursing mothers and to allocate fertilizer to women farmers in the State.
This, she said, would bring relief to the poverty-stricken women and children in rural areas.
She said her visit was to canvass support for issues affecting women and children as well as remove impediments to their development.
The minister expressed concern over the upsurge in cases of rape of babies and teenage girls by adults who were supposed to protect innocent and defenseless children.
She urged the governor to ensure that women were empowered economically and create a conducive environment for children, the physically challenged, the aged and vulnerable groups in the state.
Bungudu also called for the training traditional birth attendants in modern delivery to enhance safe motherhood.
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She also urged the governor to enforce girl-child education for the development of the society.
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