Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has launched the distribution of 1,000 pregnancy kits to expectant mothers under the state government’s Ibi Irorun Safe Delivery Initiative.
The programme is aimed at promoting safer childbirth while reducing the cost of delivery for pregnant women and their families.
Speaking at the launch in Akure, the governor, represented by his Special Adviser on Health, Prof. Simidele Odimayo, said the initiative was part of efforts to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare.
He disclosed that 60 primary healthcare centres were being revitalised, while more than 300,000 residents had been enrolled in the state health insurance scheme.
The governor also said over 102 primary healthcare centres had been completed and equipped, with plans underway to provide MRI, CT scan, theatre and ophthalmic equipment at the teaching hospital.
He said, “The Ibi Irorun initiative is an icing on the cake because the pregnancy kits would complement the state government’s existing free healthcare services for pregnant women”.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Bosede Osamaye, said the first phase would provide 1,000 kits, each containing 13 essential items approved for hospital delivery.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Francis Akanbiemu, said the kits would ease childbirth and reduce financial pressure on expectant mothers and their families.
