Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has
approved the construction two more Maternal
and Child Care Centres (MCCs) to be located in
Badagry and Epe local government areas of the
state thus bringing the numbers of such Centers
in the state to ten.
Fashola who stated this at the commissioning of
the Maternal and Child Health Centre at Ajeromi
General Hospital explained that the MCCs have
been specially designed in order to respond to
issues relating maternal and child health in the
state’s growing populace inclusive of referrals
from primary health clinics by providing quality
services for the restoration, improvement and
promotion of the health and well being of
women, babies and children in their catchment
areas focusing essentially on obstetrics,
gynaecology and family planning.
He explained that the construction and
equipping of the MCCs are being undertaken in
phase adding that MCC at Ajeromi General
Hospital brings to four the number of MCCs that
have so far been completed.
Said he, "the maternal and child care centres is
a 100-bed specially designed hospital for women
and children. It’s a decisive response to the
problem of transportation and distance in a way
to compound the indices of maternal and child
mortality in the state. The first of this type of
facility was delivered in Ikorodu, the second one
was delivered in Isolo and the third ones in
Ifako-Ijaiye, and this is the fourth".
Fashola noted that prior to the provision of
these facilities, women in labour who required
special attention and caesarean section have to
travel from Ikorodu, Isolo and Ifako-Ijaiye all
heading in one direction; the Ayinke House in
Ikeja stressing that sometimes during these
travels, complication in labour occurs and death
happens which could be of the child, the mother
or sometimes both of them.
"Since we started building these centres, the
story have changed, the incidence of death has
reduced and this is because the facilities in
Ikorodu, Isolo and Ifako Ijaiye are serving their
purpose, for us this is tax payer’s money very
well spent. Also, the Ayinke House; the flagship
is now undergoing a major rehabilitation" , the
Governor stated.
He pointed out that the MCCs in Ikorodu, Isolo
and Ifako-Ijaiye in their first 21 months of
operations, recorded 89,255 antenatal clinic
attendances, 15,091 gynaecologic clinic
attendances and 121,549 pediatric clinic
attendances out of which 5,335 children
representing 4.4% required hospitalization.
"The Ajeromi Maternal and Child Centre was
completed and handed over in July 2011.
Operations commenced on the 25th July 2011
and as at November 27, 2011 the records reflect
antenatal clinic attendance of 2116, gynaecology
clinic attendance of 783 and pediatric clinic
attendance of 4,423 out of which 254 pediatric
clientele required hospitalization. This facility has
since performed 254 deliveries inclusive of 94
caesarean sections and 31 gynecological
surgeries", Fashola noted.
He opined that the maternal and child care
centres will complement other maternal and
child strategy in the state to provide expected
succor to mothers and children stressing that
the construction is a underscores not only
government’s capacity to reduce infant and
maternal mortality but it also brought to the
fore government’s imagination and
determination to deliver strong healthcare for
children and mothers.
Earlier the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide
Idris stated that the concept of the maternal
and child health centres was mooted with the
conviction that intervention provided at the
centre would impact positively on the health
indices of mothers and children.
He opined that the completion of the maternal
and child health centre at Ajeromi General
Hospital will provide additional referral facilities
for functional primary health clinics in the
Ajeromi Ifelodun local government area of the
state.

Abeg I don tire. Fashola did this, Fashola did that bla bla bla.

Na only him dey??

Abeg when Mr. Ogogoro drinker Aka Jonathan go begin commission projects??

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What is the work of Local Governments and Development Authorities/Municipalities ?

Have Governors banned Commissioners from flagging off projects and commissioning them on completion as was obtainable in Second Republic?

It seems the State Governors have sidetracked the usual convention for self glory.