ALONGSIDE, others One outstanding achievement Dr. Emmanuel UDUAGHAN (CON) can conveniently boast of since inauguration as Executive Governor of Delta State is The "FREE MATERNAL CARE"
Having witnessed the Travails of a Pregnant Mother who lost her Baby during Child-Birth due to poverty and inadequate Health Care, whilst recalling the unfortunate incident, Gov Uduaghan said, this singular experience posed as a major Challenge which prompted the need for the Upgrading & Rehabiltastion of Public Health Care Facilities across Delta State and also employing the Services of Professionals in providing Free Maternal Health Care Facilities to the Rural Community.
Governor Uduaghan has always flaunted his Passion for Qualitative Health Care which also forms one of the basis of his 3-Point Agenda which involves Free Maternal & Rural Health Care, Thus, this further explains his Professionalism as A Certified Medical Doctor in the Health Sector and the incomparable Role of a Healthy Lifestyle in Human Capital Development.
This Achievements can be rated as a strict adherence to Two basic Objectives of The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which is aimed at encouraging Development by improving Social and Economic conditions in the World's poorest Countries by reducing Infant Mortality Rates & Improving Maternal Health,
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UDUAGHAN: Delta spends N1.5b on Free Maternal Healthcare
MONDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2012 00:00 FROM HENDRIX OLIOMOGBE, ASABA NEWS - NATIONAL
THE free maternal health care introduced about five years ago in Delta State has cost N1.5 billion and recorded more than 700,000 routine ante-natal cases while more than 100, 000 deliveries have taken place.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara, who disclosed this to reporters in his office in Asaba, said that there was a 48.5 per cent drop in the maternal mortality ratio from 456/100,000 in 2007 to 221/100,000 in 2011.
According to him, one year after the commencement of the programme in the 57 government owned hospitals on November 26, 2007, prenatal mortality, caesarean section rate, HIV prevalence in 2008 stood at 48/1,00 live births, 10 per cent and 3.6 per cent respectively while at present, the figure is 41/1,000 live births,s, 12 per cent and 2.8 per cent respectively.
He disclosed that over the years, the identified major causes of maternal deaths were eclampsia, which stood at 39.5 per cent, haemorrhage; 22.1 per cent; sepsis 6.4; and prolonged obstructive labour 12.8 per cent.
He said that the target of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 is the reduction by 75 per cent of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 2015, lamenting however that majority of these deaths occur among the unbooked mothers.
He explained: As it stands, the MMR for the state is 221 per 100,000 as against 456 per 100,000 at inception of the programme. Thus, we have been able to achieve 48.5 per cent reduction of the MMR before the deadline of 2015. Further reduction of the MMR to attain the goal of MDG 5 by 2015 will require sustenance of the political will of government, enduring commitment of health personnel, continued patronage by our pregnant mothers, diligent coordination by the ministry and the support of the media.รข€
Like all things that are free in life, Otumara observed that there had been a massive turnout of women assessing the service, thus stretching the manpower and facilities in the hospitals to their limit and overwhelming medical personnel and facilities. Monitoring, he maintained, remain very critical to the success of the programme as it not only ensures that women do not have to pay at the point of receiving care but also ensures that the treatment guidelines are adhere to.
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