Enugu governor’s wife tasks mothers on update of immunization records
(Nigeria) The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs Monica Ugwuanyi, has tasked mothers to always ensure they take proper record of their children’s #immunization, for effective administration of vaccines on them for healthy living.
Mrs Ugwuanyi gave the advice during the flag off of the 2021
Maternal, New Born and Child Health Week, MNCHW and Modified Integrated Medical
Outreach Programme, MIMOP, held on Monday, at Uwani Health Centre, Enugu South
Local Government Area of the state.
The Enugu First Lady noted that some mothers do forget the
scheduled date for immunization of their children, stressing that proper record
keeping is essential and a sure way to effectively immunize the kids.
“One advice I want to give is this; let’s have a small bag
where you keep your children’s cards. You will also put in the bag everything
concerning the child that you need in the hospital so that even when you are
not there, the person taking the child to the hospital can pick the bag and
present the necessary records for urgent medical attention.
“Immediately you get to the hospital, you give them the card
so that they know the child’s immunization history, because they will ask
questions, such as how many immunizations he or she has taken, among others. So
let’s try to update our children’s immunization card.”
Reiterating her call for strict adherence to the #COVID19
protocol, Mrs Ugwuanyi urged residents of Enugu State to continue to wear their
facemasks, wash their hands with soap and running water, maintain social
distancing, among other precautionary measures.
In his speech, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr
Ikechukwu Obi, who expressed delight at the state government’s commitment to
MNCHW, said the programme offers great opportunity for women and children to
have access to unique healthcare services at the primary level.
The Health Commissioner advised fathers to mobilize their
wives to take advantage of the one week programme to access quality #healthcare
services “that will enable them to breed healthy children that can take after
us.”
He commended Mrs Ugwuanyi’s pet project, Ugo’s Touch of Life
Foundation, UTOLF for facilitating the receipt of vaccines and other medicines
for the immunization.
Also speaking, the Executive Secretary of Enugu State
Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA, Dr George Ugwu, disclosed
that the administration of Governor
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is focusing special attention on primary healthcare
services across the state.
Dr Ugwu pointed out
that “Our healthcare-friendly Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon.
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has given the agency the mandate to work hard and ensure that
the healthcare development services for the rural and ordinary citizens of this
state are improved.”
The Executive Secretary highlighted that the Ugwuanyi
administration has been providing critical infrastructure, constructing and
renovating health centres, stressing that “it is only in Enugu State that you talk
about Type 3 Primary Healthcare Centre, a special primary healthcare centre
that is above the expected level.”
His words: “Apart from these infrastructural developments,
our governor is also concentrating in ensuring that our women and children are
getting the services they deserve; the services that prevent them from falling
sick by providing them with immunization and nutritional services, family
planning and all other things women and children need.”
In their goodwill messages, the Chairman of Enugu South LGA,
Monday Eneh, represented by his deputy, Sandra Onyia, the Chairman of Enugu State
Traditional Rulers’ Council, HRH Igwe Amb. Lawrence Agubuzu, representative of
National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Ogechi Akalonu, the
UNICEF representative, DrNwakaego Ibekwe, and others, applauded Govrnor
Ugwuanyi and his wife, Monica for their passion and outstanding contributions
towards quality and affordable healthcare service delivery across the state in
spite of the nation’s economic, security and public health challenges.
They maintained that flag off of the immunization programme
was among the concerted efforts of the state government to effectively
guarantee the health and wellbeing of mothers and children in Enugu State.
The stakeholders therefore enjoined mothers in every part of
the state to avail themselves of this one-week opportunity by immunizing their
children.
Other dignitaries at the event include the Executive Secretary, Enugu State Agency for Controls of AIDS, ENSACA, Dr Arthur Idoko and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi.
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