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Health

Stakeholders, NCDC urge presidency, NASS to expedite action on health bills

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By Angela Atabo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)and other stakeholders have called on the presidency and the National Assembly to expedite action on health bills .

The Legal Adviser ,NCDC, Safiya Musa ,made the call in Abuja at the Quarterly meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) focusing on the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in Nigeria .

The meeting was organised in collaboration with an NGO, ‘Resolve to Save Lives’, as part of effort to help Nigeria meet up with the IHRs requirements.

The TWG is to serve as a collective think tank, dedicated to supervising and evaluating the implementation of the 2005 International Health Regulations(IHR) within Nigeria.

It deliberates on Nigeria’s progress in implementing the IHR and offers insights into legal developments pertinent to public health security.

According to Musa,the call to fast track the passage and assent to health bills is imperative in order to further strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare sector for effective delivery.

She listed the legal instruments on public health security to include the NCDC Act Amendment Bill,the Port Health Services Bill and the Quarantine Bill, all before the National Assembly.

Musa said that the Public Health Emergency Bill has however, been passed and was presently awaiting presidential assent.

She added, “The International Health Regulations is an instrument of international law, of which Nigeria is a signatory to . It was adopted by WHO in 2005 and came into force in 2007.

” This is an international effort collaboration on emerging and re-emerging diseases that have the tendency to cross borders; as you are aware, disease pathogens are not restricted by borders or boundaries.

“The next outbreak is just a plane ride or a train ride away. The next person coming to your town on a bus might be coming with the next deadly plague.

“So, this is an international effort by WHO which defines and creates obligations on how countries respond to health emergencies.

“NCDC recently conducted a mapping of all Federal laws to check its compliance with the IHRs , the first of its kind on public health security laws across sectors and we found a lot of gaps. ”

Musa said that some of the laws were older and moribund dating as far back as 1926 in some sectors, while there were no laws addressing IHR issues at all.

She said that NCDC as one of the focal agencies on IHRs was working on reforming the moribund laws, bringing on new laws on the table to respond to public health outbreaks.

She explained that legal instruments were very important as they inform public health outcomes.

“Look at when the recent COVID 19 came ,we had to come up with emergency regulations to be able to respond, so having these laws on ground is actually very key to preparedness and response to outbreaks globally, not just in Nigeria.

“The National Assembly has been a partner in progress in reforming our public health security laws and we are very grateful for that.

“But, we also want to call upon them to further give us additional support by fast tracking all the legal instruments we have before them for presidential assent going forward,”she said

Musa said that Nigeria, having signed onto the IHRs having laws to for preparedness of diseases was a key mandate.

She, therefore , said that the essence of the working group of experts drawn across sectors was to monitor and evaluate Nigeria’s work on health security laws.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by AbdulFatai Beki/Bashir Rabe Mani

General News

AMAC Chairman awards N30m scholarship to 1,024 students

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By Funmilayo Adeyemi

Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has awarded scholarship worth N30 million to 1,024 students in the area council.

Maikalangu made the presentation to the beneficiaries at the AMAC Town Hall, Apo Resettlement, on Monday in Abuja.

He said that the 2022/2023 scholarship award was in fulfillment of his campaign promises of assisting brilliant and less privileged students in tertiary institutions across the country.

He said that after a rigorous exercise conducted alongside the councillors, the beneficiaries were drawn from the 12 electoral wards to ensure spread and equity of the process.

“I thank God who has enabled our vision to implement the blueprint of my campaign promises as we respond proactively by narrowing the educational deficits haunting our people, especially the younger generation.

“We promised to identify with the less privileged children and families as we strive to advance their social and educational pursuits.

“We aim to make the beneficiaries become better citizens in the future and for those who could not benefit this year, next year will be better as we aim to improve the process.

“From next year also, we aim at sending many of you abroad to study. We hope that with the skills acquired, you will be able to impact others and change things in our country,” he said.

Also speaking, Dr Sheriff Ibrahim, Head of Department, Education, AMAC, added that the Maikalangu’s administration had secured no fewer than 70 admissions for AMAC residents at the University of Abuja, in his one year in office.

He added that this giant stride was to demonstrate the chairman’s love for education and human capital development.

One of the beneficiaries, Miss Honest Gode, President, AMAC Students Association (ASA) who is a final year student of Accounting at the University of Jos, appreciated the chairman for the kind gesture.

“I can’t express how we feel because we are overwhelmed with joy.

“We have never benefitted anything of this nature and we are grateful to Maikalangu for this magnanimity,” she said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the 1,024 beneficiaries, 100 are Post-Graduate students, 462 are University Undergraduates, while 462 are Polytechnic and Colleges of Education students.

NAN also reports that N50,000 each was given to the postgraduate students, N30,000 to the University Undergraduates and N20,000 was given to the polytechnic and Colleges of Education students.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi

General News

Time Series: academics bemoan dearth of experts in Nigerian universities

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By Jacinta Nwachukwu

Some university professors have expressed concern over the dearth of experts in the area of time series analysis (a study of data recorded in time) in Nigerian universities.

In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the university lecturers said there was need to encourage researchers/lecturers in the area of timely data records and applications.

The professors disclosed this at the sideline of a two-week training workshop on foundation postgraduate course in “Time Series Analysis and Application” organized by the National Mathematical Centre (NMC) in Abuja.

Prof. Eleazar Nwogu, a resource person from the Department of Statistics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, explained that Time Series Analysis is the study of data recorded in time.

“We look at data from birth, economy, sales and distribution, data from government budget, inflation, exchange rate, education, health and other activities.

“For in stance; if you want to plan for future education, you need data, if you want to plan for health you need data, over time if you look at the previous expenditure on health, you can now plan for the future,” Nwogu said.

He said effective planning and budgeting depended on sound data and its application.

“So, what we are doing in time series is to provide a model or a basis for future planning,” Nwogu said.

Nwogu said that any budget that is not based on sound data and model is bound to fail hence the need for time series data for the economy, education, health and others.

Prof. Adebowale Adejumo, of the Department of Statistics, University of Ilorin said that the course was very useful in every field of life.

Adejumo said that Nigeria was lagging behind in the area of data collection, saying that time series data were data collected timely.

“In Nigeria, if we have been monitoring most of the activities, we wouldn’t be where we are today.

“If Nigeria can embrace statistics especially this area of time series, if we can monitor most of our activities for some times, we can use that to project into the future,” he said.

Adejumo however urged the participants to extend the training to their various zones so as to create more awareness on time series analysis and application to promote proper planning and development.

Dr Adekunle Adebayo, of Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin said the training would make a substantial impact on knowledge and skills of postgraduate students to contribute to the growth of the country.

Adebayo thanked the leadership of NMC and appealed that the training should be sustained.

He also called on government to ensure adequate funding of the Centre given the dearth of experts in time series analysis in Nigerian universities.

Dr Awogbemi Adeyeye, the Course Coordinator, Statistics Department/Programme, NMC, said the workshop was organised to address the dearth of human resources in “Time Series Analysis” in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

Adeyeye said the objective of the workshop was to train and develop high level personnel in time series analysis at the tertiary levels of the educational system.

“It is to train participants to be able to communicate meaningfully and productively with practitioners and professionals on time series issues,” he added.

Adeyeye said that the Centre got about 460 applications but could only shortlist 25 persons due to paucity of fund saying that the training was free.

Earlier, Prof. Promise Mebine, the Director/Chief Executive, NMC, urged the participants to put what they have learnt into use for the betterment of the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the participants were selected from the six geopolitical zones of the country. (NAN)(www.nannews.com.ng)

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Edited by Ijendu Iheaka/Razak Owolabi

Health

Kebbi governor’s wife urges Nigerians to disregard misinformation on HPV vaccine

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By Collins Yakubu-Hammer

The wife of Kebbi Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has urged Nigerians to disregard the misinformation that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine could cause infertility.

Shinkafi-Bagudu, who is Founder of MEDICAID Cancer Foundation, made this know in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria during the ‘Walk Away Cancer’ Campaign, in Abuja on Sunday.

She said that the vaccine was safe, very effective, and that many countries in Africa, like Rwanda, have introduced it.

According to her, early dictation of cancer is key to solving the problem in low and middle income countries including Nigeria.

Shinkafi-Bagudu said most of cases were usually brought in late at stage three and four, adding that, early screening, being aware and regular self check usually goes a long way to help.

“The most common cancer in women is breast cancer, followed by Cervical Cancer. The government of Nigeria recently introduced the vaccines that is protective against HPV.

“The vaccine is being given free to girls age between nine and 14. The Foundation has been offering the vaccines. Even older women and men can take it.

“I want to urge people to take the HPV vaccine. It is available at Primary Health Centres. It is free, safe and effective against cervical cancer.

“I have two daughters and both of them have been vaccinated against cervical cancer. I am a grandmother, because my daughter gave birth to a baby.

“If the vaccine will cause infertility as some people are misinforming others, she wouldn’t have given birth to a baby. I don’t need to lie. It is safe and very effective, ” she said.

On the ‘Walk Away Cancer’ programme, she said it was a huge success, adding that, she has been doing this for over 14 years.

She said young and old people, cancer advocates, survivors, scientists and political leaders participated in the Walk Away Cancer 2023.

Shinkafi-Bagudu said that in high income countries like the United States of America, they are giving cancer 95 per cent five-year survival rate, adding that we can do better.

“There are countries in Africa that are doing so well. We in Nigeria need to step up and take our position as the Giant of Africa”, She said. (NAN)

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Politics

Group advocates increased women participation in governance

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By Collins Yakubu-Hammer

The Kogi Professional Women for Ododo/Joel 2023 Project has called on women in the country to participate actively in governance and politics for the development of democracy in the country.

The convener of the group, Mrs Raliat Abdulsalam, made the call during a news conference in Abuja to endorse Alhaji Ododo Usman for the governorship election in Kogi.

Raliat, while calling on women in Kogi to come out en mass and vote for Ododo during the Nov. 11 elections, also pledged the group’s support in ensuring his victory.

According to her, the group’s efforts on the grassroots mobilisation and other positive strategies could not be overemphasised as all plans had been put in place to enable Ododo’s victory at the poll.

“Also I want to call on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and all security agencies that will participate in the elections to be free and fair, for democracy to thrive in the state.

“I also call on the youth in the state to shun any form of violence.

They should not allow themselves to be used as thugs by politicians to cause any electoral malpractice during the elections,” she advised.

The convener commended Gov. Yahaya Bello for his excellent performance in the areas of women empowerment and inclusion in governance for the development of democracy and gender equality in the state.

She also applauded Bello in the area of security, infrastructural development, health, education and human resources development.

Raliat reiterated that the Professional Women for Ododo/Joel 2023 had promised to do more positively at the grassroots for the project to record victory on Nov. 11. (NAN) (www.nannews.com.ng)

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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman

Judiciary

Institute trains Nigerian, Ghanaian lawyers handling cases involving capital offences

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By Angela Atabo

The Makwanyane Institute Nigeria Network has offered refresher training to 20 legal practitioners on rendering quality legal services to suspects of capital offences.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-day train-the-trainers workshop held on Friday in Abuja was organised for criminal defense lawyers selected from Nigeria and Ghana.

It had “Defending Persons Facing the Death Penalty” as its tag and was organised in collaboration with Hope Behind Bars Africa and Centre for Legal Support and Inmate Rehabilitation (CELSIR).

Other partners included Inclusion Project and Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide.

Mrs Oluwafunke Adeoye, Founder, Hope Behind Bars Africa, said the workshop was aimed at training lawyers to effectively represent their clients facing capital punishments.

According to her, capital punishments such as the death penalty, require special skills and knowledge on the part of the legal practitioners.

“When people, who have been charged for these offences cannot afford adequate legal representation, it becomes a big problem.

“That is why we organised this workshop to enhance the expertise of the legal practitioners to handle cases effectively,” she said.

Mr Mohammed Kassim, Senior Partner, Obour, Minta and Co., Accra and a facilitator at the workshop, said that defending persons on death row is not an easy task hence the need for continuous training on relevant skills.

Kassim, who took the participants on “Strategic Litigation on Death Penalty, Investigation and Evidence Gathering Techniques”, said that lawyers representing clients facing capital punishments must be encouraged, supported and trained effectively at all times.

Also, Mrs Aladesanmi Olamiposi, Founder and Executive Director, CELSIR, urged the participants to maintain their professional ethics when representing their clients.

“Explore all possible and ethical means to extract testimony from witnesses when establishing your case in spite of many hostilities you may face.

“As a human rights lawyer, it behoves on you to maintain composure. You must stay calm.

“You must be professional and respectful even when faced with hostile or uncooperative witnesses; you must avoid arguments or confrontations,” she said.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Politics

NASS promises speedy response to petitions, public complaints

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By Angela Atabo

The House Committee on Public Petitions has assured Nigerians of better days on its plan to respond speedily to public complaints.

Chairman, Committee on Public Petitions, Mike Etaba, said this at a Strategy and Capacity Building retreat in Abuja

The retreat was organised by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), with support from European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria Programme Phase II.

Etaba commended PLAC for the initiative, adding that the committee would do justice to Nigerians and make them understand how to resolve their complaints through the House of Representatives public petitions.

“If you have any issue in respect of any kind of what you might be going through, what you need to do is to put up a petition to the house via the member representing you or submit to the speakers office or my office.

“We will transmit it to the House to take it to the floor and now you don’t need money to fund your petition.”

Etaba said tha House Committee on Public Petitions was fully funded by the House of Representatives and the speaker was also working so hard to make sure that Nigerians got justice.

“The committee is the last hope for the common man because you don’t need to go to the committee with a dime; if you need a lawyer that will stand for you, we have pro bono lawyers.

” If you don’t have confidence in yourself, we will give you lawyers that will stand for you and defend your petition.

” So Nigerians don’t need to be intimidated by any kind, you don’t need to go to the route of the court that will take you 10 to five years to resolve your matter.

“Come to the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions and get your matters resolved amicably without bias of any kind.”

Etaba said as part of the committee, the members had assumed a quasi judicial position aimed at carrying out investigations and dispute resolutions, hence ministers in the temple of justice.

He said that in recent times, the harsh economic situations, corruption, unemployment, unfair termination of employment and perceived injustice among others, had forced Nigerians to resort to self-help because of slow pace of justice administration.

“These are some of the problems our committee, using the quasi-judicial role and Public Complaints Commission, were created to address.

“Whether we have been performing these roles is a topic for another day. It is believed that this retreat will further equip us with strategies on how to do better as parliamentarians and ensure good governance,” he said

Executive Director PLAC, Clement Nwankwo, said the centre supported the Committee on Public Petitions to build it’s capacity to effectively deliver on the mandates.

Nwankwo said that the retreat did not just afford them the opportunity to share with the public, but also to work out a plan on how citizens with complaints, would be addressed.

“The retreat is to build the capacity of the committee to engage the public, take petitions from the public, and address them in terms of providing solutions and answers to their complaints.

” On a regular basis, citizens have complaints; they cannot afford the cost of litigation in the courts, and the public petitions committees of the National Assembly, and the states have not been really open.

“We need to get the Public Petitions Committees of the National Assembly to take in citizens complaints and provide solutions to bridge their challenges in finding resources to go to court. ”

Nwankwo said that the retreat would help the committee to plan on how to engage with citizens, how to institute the process of receiving public complaints from the public and be able to provide solutions.

He said that this was because once citizens were unable to find the resources to go to court, then either they suffered in silence or they resorted to extra legal means to find those solutions .

He said that the public petitions committees were, therefore, the bridge; so citizens should take advantage of their powers to find solutions to their problems. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman

General News

Stakeholders want an end to stigmatisation of people with mental health challenges

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By Angela Atabo

Stakeholders in mental healthcare in Nigeria, have called for an end to stimatisation of people with mental health challenges.

The stakeholders said this at the second annual mental symposium organised by the Sunshine Series in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Open Minds Young Voices (FES-OMYV) in Abuja.

Ms Aisha Bubah, the founder, Sunshine Series, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) said there was need to end stagmatisation of people with mental health challenges in Nigeria.

Bubah said that the symposium themed Mental Health as a Universal Human Right: A Multi-stakeholder Perspective was aimed at creating awareness on mental health as a universal human right.

She added that it was also aimed at promoting dialogue, education, and action toward improving access to mental health services and support systems.

“For a very long time, the mental health has been heavily stigmatised; in fact, sometimes people use that as an insult but that’s not the case with physical health.

“This is coming from a lot of stigma, most times when we hear mental health, we think about the person that we see roaming on the streets but that’s not it.

” That is why we are having conversations like this so people can relate, bringing together different stakeholders, schools, hospitals, NGOs, media and so on .

“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that everybody has the potential to develop a mental health condition, either depression or anxiety and if you look at what’s currently happening in Nigeria, these are all factors that can affect one’s mental health,” she said.

Bubah said that it was not the intention of people to die by committing suicide due to depression, but the fact that they were not helped, they ended up taking their own lives.

She said that having access to mental health should not be so expensive and difficult to get and stressed for the need to make it easy for people to access to mental health treatment even at primary healthcare level.

She said that the Sunshine had provided an intervention for free mental health and suicide prevention helpline with the national emergency number 112 with support from the Ministry of Special Duties and the Nigerian Communication Commission.

Mr Lennart Oestergaard, the Resident Representative, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Nigeria, advised the Federal Government to investment in mental health infrastructure, including mental health clinics, trained professionals and campaigns to combat stigma.

“It is our responsibility to create a society where seeking help for mental health issues is a sign of strength, not weakness.

“This also means to fight for universal healthcare,ensuring that mental health services are integrated into the broader healthcare system.

“We must advocate for policies that expand access to affordable mental healthcare and provide insurance coverage for all Nigerians,” he said.

Ms Ramatu Ochekliye, the founder, Shades of Us Story Telling Initiative for African People, said mental health challenges were on the rise due to the economic situation in the country.
“Imagine someone who is earning the basic minimum wage, how can they cope with things happening right now?

“So it is important that we talk about all the things that can cause mental health issues and see how we can proffer solutions and say things may be bad, but there is some hope, we can work together through these trying times that we are going through.

“We make films make people understand that it is okay to have times when life can be overwhelming and then we wanted people to be able to move through it instead of letting it overwhelm them,” she said.

Ochekliye encouraged citizens to be sensitive when the people around them were going through trying times and be supportive to prevent them from taking the steps toward suicide.

She also encouraged those going through challenges to reach out for help as well as leverage on the toll-free number 112 to be helped. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Ali Baba-Inuwa

Politics

Gumel urges Nigerians to team up with Tinubu for Renewed Hope Agenda

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By Naomi Sharang

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, has called on Nigerians to join hands with President Bola Tinubu in actualising his Renewed Hope Agenda.

Gumel said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

The presidential aide, while congratulating Tinubu on his victory at the apex court, called on the opposition to work with the President in ensuring that Nigeria regained its position as the giant of Africa.

“We believe that now that we have put all litigation election matters behind us, the opposition should join hands with the president in the spirit of the Renewed Hope, to give Nigerians good governance which is what the country needs at the moment,”he said.

He said the victory would enable the president and his appointees to concentrate fully on governance.

“We congratulate the President and ourselves as members of the present government on the Supreme Court judgment.

“With this landslide judgment, the ministers and other appointees of government will now concentrate fully on delivering on the mandate of the present administration.

“Nothing will distract us anymore because the Supreme Court is the last court of the land.

“For democracy to strive, every candidate was given the opportunity to exhaust their complaints about the outcome of the election, now is time to face governance,” he said.

Gumel added: “Now the President will concentrate on the Renewed Hope Agenda, which he already started since his swearing in.

“The President has since assumption of office, appointed experts in various fields of endeavour, cutting across gender and age grade, to work with him in carrying out the mandate given to him by Nigerians.”

The presidential aide said the present government would be remembered as one that put smiles on the faces of all Nigerians.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Health

Buffett foundation to collaborate with FG on maternal, child mortality

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By Folasade Akpan

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation says it is collaborating with the Federal Government to tackle preventable maternal and child deaths.

The Director of the foundation, Prof. Senait Fisseha, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a visit to the Kuchigoro Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in company of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate.

According to Fisseha, the collaboration is to empower communities and give them the knowledge, resources and information needed to make sound decisions about their health.

She said “when populations are equipped with information, irrespective of the rumours and misinformation that is out there, they will make the right decision.

“Our hope is to directly fund government in that regard and to directly align with the priorities and strategy of government.

“Our goal is to clearly identify areas where we can support and we see the primary healthcare provision fund as a potential where donors like us can come and align and rally support behind government’s clear vision.”

She also said that the foundation had seen renewed sense of commitment from Federal Government, beginning from the President, in prioritising health and ensuring that every Nigerian, no matter where they are located in the country, is guaranteed the right to health.

“That is an incredible commitment because health is a basic human right. We also see from the outside that Nigeria is inflicted by preventable cause of deaths, especially maternal mortality.

“That’s something that’s preventable, but we know that Nigeria is leading the world and we don’t want to be known for having all these problems.

“However, with government’s commitment, and the right skill sets that we have seen, the committed frontline health workers and engagement of the communities, we can collaborate with government to tackle these issues.”

On his part, Pate said PHCs have become key entry points for manifestation of the transformation agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

He said that through PHCs, mothers are taken proper care of before and after they get pregnant and to ensure that the high level of maternal mortality that exists in the country is reduced to the minimum.
He added that “no woman should die while giving birth.

And that happens from the antenatal care that they receive and quality of care they receive in PHCs by our amazing nurses and midwives.

“Also, working with the states and the Federal Capital Territory, the Federal Government is committed to revitalising the primary health care system, linking them with hospitals so that people at least have the best chances.

“A woman has the best chance of surviving and for their children to also have the best chance of survival in the early neonatal period.

“The children would also be immunised against vaccine-preventable diseases whether polio, measles, or even the diphtheria outbreak currently affecting some of the states in our country.”

He urged traditional and religious leaders to continue to educate their communities to understand that the interventions being evolved by Federal Government are in their best interest.

Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), commended the Buffett foundation for the humanitarian efforts toward mankind and for reaching out to Nigeria.

He said “right now, the foundation is in Nigeria to give, teach, advocate, inform, educate and also communicate with our girl-child and women and even our men on reproductive rights.

“How to take care of ourselves and the support we need in ensuring that we have fruitful and productive life in our childbearing and even after childbearing age.

“The amount of money they will give us is nothing compared to our goodwill and political will and our decision to do what we are supposed to do.”

The Sarki Garki, Dr Usman Ndakupi, said traditional leaders played a huge role in mobilising the people and sensitising them, especially in the area of health and polio vaccination.

This, he said, had helped in the eradication of polio in Nigeria.

He assured continuous support toward government activities in delivering healthcare to the people, adding that “we, however, request for more personnel in health centres all over the country.

“Secondly, we appreciate facilities you already provided but we want you to upgrade the secondary health centres to tertiary health centres.

“We know government has a lot of challenges especially in the area of fund, but we urge those that have the means to emulate the foundation and assist in alleviating our problems.” (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Remi Koleoso/Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu

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