Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari restates commitment to women’s well
being
Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari has reiterated her
commitment to the well-being of women in Nigeria. She was speaking
during the commissioning of the Aisha Buhari Foundation Maternity
Complex at Federal Medical Center, Yola on Tuesday 11th June,
2019.
“I take the well-being of women as one cardinal mission in my
life, and through Future Assured and Aisha Buhari Foundation, I am
doing my best to optimize the well-being and especially the health
of women.” She said.
The construction of the maternity complex by Aisha Buhari
Foundation, she said, is in line with Federal Government’s efforts
at improving access to quality healthcare services in the
country.
“My hope is that it will lead to a considerable reduction in the
rate of maternal morbidity and mortality in Adamawa state and
beyond.”
She called on the state government to provide the necessary
staff and logistics to enable the complex operate at maximum
capacity and encouraged women to utilize services to be provided by
the facility.
She reiterated that maternal and child mortality is a serious
health challenge, which requires support from all quarters before
it can be tamed and called on all stakeholders and well-to-do
Nigerians to turn the tide by supporting Government efforts in
addressing the challenges facing the citizens of this country,
especially women and children.
She thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to the
National Health Act, which she noted as a landmark achievement, and
hoped that most of the challenges that lead to maternal mortality
will soon be addressed.
Earlier, the Medical Director of Federal Medical Center,
Professor Auwal M. Abubakar thanked Mrs. Buhari for constructing
the maternity complex as it will reduce the burden of the hospital.
He promised that management will make the best use of the complex.
He conducted Mrs. Buhari and other guests round the complex, which
included multiple consultation rooms, ante-natal clinics, a
gynaecology ward and clinic, ultra sound room, emergency operations
theater, pharmacy, family planning clinic and a 200 – capacity
ante-natal waiting area.
Chairman, UBA Plc and Heirs Holdings, Chief Tony Elumelu
performed the tape cutting ceremony to declare the complex
inaugurated.
The commissioning ceremony was part of activities to mark the
inauguration of the President and mark 20th anniversary of
democracy in Nigeria and was witnessed by the First Ladies of
Niger, Chad, Gambia, Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire as well as other
dignitaries.
Suleiman Haruna
Director of Information
to Wife of the President
State House
Abuja