The Rotary Club of Festac Town has empowered the Maternal and Child Care and Economic Development program, taking a significant step towards combating high maternal and infant mortality rates in the country. This initiative aims to provide essential healthcare services to 100 pregnant women.
The initiative, to improve maternal and child health, aims to ensure safe pregnancies and healthy deliveries for mothers and their newborns.
The partnership with HelpMum Africa, a Nigerian healthcare organisation, leverages mobile technology and low-cost innovations to tackle issues. HelpMum offers clean birth kits and a vaccination tracker, which is available as a mobile service. The collaboration also includes Medheights, a pharmaceutical company, which has contributed to the provision of supplements for women.
The District Governor of Rotary International, District 9111, Prince Henry Akinyele, described it as impactful and encouraged the beneficiaries to make the most of it. He said that he felt so honoured and delighted to witness the very impactful projects being executed by the Rotary Club of FESTAC Town.
He said: “Apart from the pregnancy kits donated to the pregnant mothers at the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Primary Health Centre, Amuwo Odofin, they also empowered the women in their community with popcorn machines, grinding machines, and sewing machines.
He also promised to ensure the completion of the project by the Rotary Club of Maryland at Mother and Child Hospital in Festac. He was also impressed that a member of the Club, Rotarian Nkechiyere Agbah, will be doing her wedding with another member of the club, Rotarian Ositadimma Ndibe, on September 20.
The United President of the Rotary Club of Festac Town, Rotarian Sir Henry Okey Onyinna disclosed that Rotary is a humanitarian and service organization. It believes in service to God and to humanity.
“Our club has touched countless lives. We are especially proud of our numerous impactful projects. And the steady growth in membership reflecting both our community engagement and internal strength. This Rotary year under the inspiring theme: unites for good we are reminded of our responsibility to build bridges across cultures and communities. Here in Festac Town we are embracing this theme by focusing on project that brings people together through passion, service and empowerment”.
The club is taking deliberate steps to improve Maternal and Child health. They distributed clean and safe delivery kits to over 30 pregnant women.