Health Minister, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, on recently, assured that the Federal Government would continue to educate Nigerians on the need to avoid Vesico Vagina Fistula [VVF] and establish responsible parenthood.
T o achieve this, the minister said the Ministry of Health would build on the existing cordial relationship with all relevant stakeholders in the health sector.
Professor Osotimehin, while receiving a team of German and Austrian Rotarians in his office in Abuja, commended the Rotary International for bringing succour to Nigerians on VVF and maternal mortality.
The minister, who identified lack of quality assurance of obstetric care as a major factor for the terrible consequences for both child and mother, advocated the involvement of health professionals in the ministry and other bodies to achieve the feat.
According to him:“Many parts of Nigeria don’t have skilled attendants and we need to deploy them urgently, because they are the ones who will do the domiciliary jobs”.
Speaking earlier, the Project Coordinator and Past Governor of Rotary International, Professor Robert Zinser, had called for the training of health personnel in Fistula repair and post-operative care in all Nigerian Teaching Hospitals.
Professor Zinser, particularly solicited the support of the ministry and integration of state officials for the sustainability of the project tagged: “Improvement of Maternal Health- Prevention and Treatment of Obstetric Fistula”.
He said concerted efforts of all stakeholders on creating awareness and data collection in hospitals, would go a long way in reducing maternal mortality in the country.
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this is a welcome development. I enjoin the minister to see to the fulfilment of this promise.so that the incedence of loosing our love ones,beautiful(sisters and mothers)from this health condition will be a thing of the past.
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