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By El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi
The wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nafisa Nasir Idris has flagged-off the official launching of six Ambulances for free Rural Emergency and Maternal Transport as a deliberate efforts to curb the menace of maternal and child mortality in the state.
While launching the programme at General Hospital Argungu, she said the purpose of providing the Ambulances was to enable women and children have easy access to health care delivery system with the overall intent of taking the the health services in the state to higher heights.
The wife of the Governor called on women to take advantage of the programme by visiting hospitals when ever the need arises for the betterment of their health and that of their children, adding that members of the National Road Transport Workers were included in the programme for speedy movement to and fro health facilities.
Hajiya Nafisa Nasir Idris who commended Governor Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu for providing delivery kits for mothers, calling on husbands to support their wives by encouraging them to visit health facilities for antenatal, postnatal and other medical care issues.
She then, called on the people of Argungu Local government to continue supporting the present administration of Dr. Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu for the provision of more dividends of democracy.
In their separate remarks, the Commissioner of Health, Sama’ila Yakubu Augie and the chairman of Argungu Local Government, Aliyu Sani Gulma, commended the effort of the wife of the state Governor, Dr. Nafisa Nasir Idris for launching the Rural Emergency and Maternal Transport in the area which they described as life saving initiatives.
They said, the present administration of Dr Nasir Idris has executed lauderble projects that have direct impact especially In the area of healthcare services, education, agriculture and road network among others in the state.
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