Ekiti moves to reduce maternal, child mortality

Ekiti State Government has promised to strengthen medical care at the University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, to eliminate maternal and child mortality.

The governor’s wife, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, made this known, at the weekend, when she presented gifts to the first baby of the year, in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

A statement yesterday by the Special Assistant (Media) to the governor’s wife, Bola Eben-Durodola, said Mrs Fayemi expressed satisfaction with existing medical facilities, adding that the Fayemi administration would make the health sector one of the best in Nigeria.

She described babies as special gifts from God and advised that they should be nurtured with the fear of the Almighty.

According to him, having a baby on the first day of the year is a divine favour and the beginning of good things for any family.

Mrs Fayemi urged parents to care for the children and nurture them with prayers.

The first baby of the year, a male, was born at 12.01 at the University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti to Mr and Mrs Dare Oni of Ayegunle Ekiti. He weighed five kilogrammes.

Mrs Oni thanked the government for the gifts and prayed God to make the government successful.

Mrs Fayemi also presented gifts to the second and third babies, also boys who were born at 12.04am and 12.05am. They weighed 4.2kilogrammes and 2.9kilogrammes.

Other babies received various gifts from Mrs Fayemi.

Dr Idowu Adeojo, who represented the Chief Medical Director, hailed the government, saying the hospital recorded 350 per cent reduction in maternal and child mortality rate in the last two years.
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