The Federal Government has commenced a primary healthcare programme
that includes payment of N5, 000 to every pregnant woman that patronizes
primary health centres in the country.
The South-west Zonal Coordinator of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency. Dr 0ladimeji Olayinka, disclosed this at the training of 180 midwives in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday.
The South-west Zonal Coordinator of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency. Dr 0ladimeji Olayinka, disclosed this at the training of 180 midwives in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday.
The agency, which is under the Federal Ministry of Health, is
implementing the new primary healthcare project under the Subsidy Re-investment
and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).
It handles several intervention projects for the Federal
Government.
Olayinka explained that the agency will pay the amount to every
pregnant woman that registers for antenatal at the primary health centres in
four instalments.
Describing it as “conditional cash transfer,” the zonal
coordinator explained that beneficiaries will receive N1, 000 twice during
antenatal, receive N2, 000 at childbirth and another N1, 000 after childbirth
to enable them apply the financial aid at different stages of need including
receiving immunization.
He said the initiative is aimed at helping to improve maternal
health and to reduce mortality rate in the country.
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SOURCE:Naijamayor
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