A total of 3,000 women have been selected for free medical screening in Misau LGA of Bauchi State sponsored by the First Lady of the state, Dr. Aisha Bala Mohammed through her pet project, Al-Muhibbah Foundation in collaboration with Fidelity Bank Plc.
The First Lady stated while giving an address on Wednesday at the open ceremony of a three-day training for Journalists and health-related MDAs officials, organised by The Challenge Initiative, (TCI) on Media Advocacy for family planning (FP), held at Chartwell Hotel and Suites, Bauchi.
Aisha Bala Mohammed also said that the Media practitioners are partners in progress for any meaningful development, hence their ability to work with the government is important in creating awareness among the people.
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She said that: “Health is one of the top priority areas of the PDP led administration and that is why His Excellency when he came into power, declared a state of emergency on the health sector. Ever since he has been working round the clock to ensure that health care reached the people at all levels.”
The First Lady stressed that: “My pet project, Al-Muhibbah Foundation is collaborating with different NGOs and the PHC agency to give all the needed support towards providing quality health care services to our women and children.”
“With the coming of this administration, I have done series of free medical services which include sickle cell screening for over 300 Children in collaboration with E-Health Africa and also Malaria screening and distribution of drugs to over 500 people in Bauchi, Misau, Alkaleri LGAs and Nabardo in Toro local government,” she said.
The First Lady then called on the people of the state to support the present administration and urged the media to champion the cause of women and children.
In a remark, the state Program Coordinator of TCI, Mrs. Rabi Ekele said that TCI is implemented by John Hopkins Center for Communication program with funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with the goal of increasing the capability of state governments to provide life-saving reproductive health, childbirth spacing information, and services to families and communities, especially among the urban areas.
She also said that since the inception of TCI in the state, the initiative has supported the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency to renovate and equip 20 health facilities using 73 Hours Makeovers, (HMO).
Rabi Ekele further explained that it was due to the importance of the effectiveness of the media in information dissemination that the TCI organized the training for working Journalists in the state to be equipped on reporting family health issues in the state particularly family planning and child spacing.
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