Reports
have showed that not less than 1,500 women gave birth in Internally Displaced
Persons’ camps in Borno in 2015
According
to the State Primary Health Care Management Board, about 14,600 pregnant women
received anti-natal health care, psycho-social services and child nutrition
support.
Executive
Secretary of the Board, Dr Sule Mene, told the News Agency of Nigeriathat
the deliveries were recorded between January 2015 and January 2016.
Also
recorded was about 1,200 severe medical cases which were referred to the
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for proper care.
The
official said the agency had established 20 Integrated Primary Health Care
Centres for IDPs in all the camps to provide integrated primary health care and
referral services.
“The
Borno Government has procured health kits for each of the IDPs to help cater
for their immediate needs.
“We
have equally distributed mosquito nets to each and every one of them,” he
said.
Dr
Sule Mene said the agency, in collaboration with Federal Road Safety
Commission, has trained its drivers to ensure prompt response to expectant
mothers to access health facilities.
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