by Helen Oji
The Rotary Club of Maitama, Monday, handed over the renovated Accident and Emergency Unit, and Matrons’ compound to Maitama District Hospital in Abuja.
The Club also donated 100 birthing kits, two wheelchairs, a stretcher, and nebulisers to the hospital to promote healthy maternal and child health.
The District Governor, District 9125 of Rotary International, Dr. Goddy Nnadi, who handed over the medical items to the Chief Medical Director of the hospital. Dr. Imuetinyan Igbinovia said the donations were in line with humanitarian service which his organisation does.
He said Rotary International places premium on maternal and child health in order to save the lives of mothers and unborn children.
Nnadi said: “This is in fulfillment of one of the areas of focus of Rotary International. We have seven areas of focus, and one of them is maternal and child health and another one is about disease prevention and treatment.
“These are multiple projects in one. For some clubs, it could be only one project, but here there are so many of them that they put together. One is the remodeling of the offices of the Matron and nurses, renovation of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit, donation of 100 birthing kits, two wheelchairs for the use of the A&E department, a stretcher, and nebulizers and other consumables they will need in case of an emergency.
“The birthing kits reduce the rate of accidents during births. Not everybody can afford the birthing kits, and in some areas we provide them meals through our economic programmes. Asides the consumables donated, the expectant mothers were also taught about how to take care of themselves in terms of hygiene.”
In his remarks, the President Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama, Yusuf Alli, said: “What we do is to serve the society by filling a few gaps to make life better for our citizens.
“We complement what the government does in any environment or country. In our own case this year, we chose to renovate Accident and Emergency Units of this hospital. We have also given birthing kits to pregnant women in order to assist them for safe delivery. We are making a token contribution to prevent maternal mortality.
“Globally, we are in need of emergencies. Drawing from the lessons of COVID-19 and what is happening in Turkey and Syria now, you don’t need a soothsayer to know that emergency service is a vital component of hospital services.”
