The Delta State
Government has observed with dismay some reports making the rounds in the
media, especially the social media, accusing the government of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi
Okowa of stopping the free mother and child care that was initiated by the past
administration in hospitals in the state.
The government
wish to categorically state that the free Mother and Child medical care
programme in Delta State is still in place and ongoing in the Senator Dr.
Ifeanyi Okowa's administration.
Governor Okowa has
not only continued the free programme under his administration, he has also
made it sustainable to last beyond his administration through the Delta State
Health Insurance Scheme where the governor signed the Law that 0.5% of the
State Consolidated revenue should be used to pay for the healthcare service of
all pregnant women, children under 5 years, the elderly over 65 years and the
Physically and Mentally Challenged residents of Delta State.
The same goes for
pregnant women and children under 0 -5 years.
On the purported
cancellation of the free Cesarean section that usually cost so much for
delivering mothers, the release issued and signed by the Media Assistant to the
Commissioner for Information, Mr. Sam Ijeh, reaffirmed that the free cesarean
section programme is still on and has been extended to the Primary Healthcare
facilities along with the Free Mother and Child healthcare programme.
Recall that under
the previous administration, the programme was only in General Hospitals, far
away from most rural communities.
The Governor Okowa
administration has extended the free programme to Primary Healthcare Centers to
make the programme more accessible to those in the villages and other rural
communities.
Over 60,000
pregnant women and children under-five years are currently receiving free
treatment in several accredited hospitals across Delta State.
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