The Rotary Club of Rock City has asked the government at all levels to prioritise maternal and child health while giving the primary healthcare system the needed attention.
President of the club, Henry Olasupo Adedokun, stated this when the club donated gift items to the first baby born on July 25 in Abeokuta, Ogun State as part of activities marking the club’s 2nd Charter Day celebrations.
Items given to the newborn delivered at Oba Ademola ll Maternity Hospital, Ijemo include wardrobe, bath set, baby bed, flannels, shawls, sleeping suits, whips, clips, towels, cusson sets, diapers, pads, detergents, mackintosh, feeding bottles, caps, socks, baby soap, formula bottle separator, among others.
Adedokun said: “The club’s initiative and today’s experience reinstate the important of prioritising maternal and child health,” adding that the project was mapped out to help needy mothers as well as support the family in nurturing the newborns with the items.
“We were chartered two years ago, precisely on July 25, 2022. The month of July is also dedicated to maternal and child health by Rotary International. Since our charter as a club is July 25, we decided to donate gift items to a baby born in Abeokuta on this day,” Adedokun added.
Chairperson of the project, Ibukunoluwa Enitan Oke, described the new baby as a lucky one, saying the event that preceded the donation showed that the baby is special.
She said: “This baby here is lucky because we have gone as far as the outskirts of Abeokuta in search for a July 25 baby. God knows about this baby becoming the beneficiary and to be recognised as our Irresistible Charter Baby.”
While expressing gratitude to the club, mother of the newborn baby, Mrs Bisi Lawal thanked the club for the support given to her and the new baby boy..
In their remarks, both the Director of Nursing Services, A. Adeyemi and Apex Nurse, Mrs Olufunmilol Taiwo commended the club for coming to the maternity ward to present the items.
They urged the club to continue to provide succour to the underprivileged nursing mothers.
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