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The Kwara State Government says it is targeting over 200,000 children under five years for a week-long intensive healthcare intervention.
The Governor’s Wife, Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq, said this during the launch of the 2024 Maternal Newborn and Child Week in Ilorin on Wednesday.
She noted that 100,000 pregnant women would also benefit from the medical intervention on the platform of maternal and newborn care.
AbdulRazaq said that the intervention includes birth registration, immunisation, nutritional assessment, vitamin A supplementation, deworming and growth monitoring.
She added, “Pregnant women will have access to ante-natal care services that include free hematinics tablets and doses of anti-malaria drugs.”
AbdulRazaq added that protecting the lives of mothers and children is one of the core priorities of the current administration.
“We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress.
“Interventions like this, coupled with increased sensitisation about taking ownership of one’s health and utilising healthcare services could significantly contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality,” she emphasized.
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