First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to health interventions to reduce maternal and child mortality across Nigeria.

Mrs Tinubu spoke in Jalingo during the launch of the distribution of 10,000 professional kits to midwives in the North-East zone, facilitated by her NGO, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).

“We are here to encourage frontline health workers by providing incentives and recognising their efforts,” she said. “When properly supported, we believe maternal and infant mortality rates will decline significantly.”

“We are also raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, especially mother-to-child transmission, which remains high.”

Mrs Tinubu also handed over a N50 million cheque to the governor’s wife, Agyin Kefas, to support the empowerment of 1,000 women petty traders in the state.

She noted that the 10,000 professional kits, meant for midwives across the six North-East states, would be distributed through the State Primary Healthcare Centres.

Additionally, she stated that RHI would continue distributing the kits to other regions, with the South-West zone next in line.

The Coordinating Minister of Health, Ali Pate, also addressed the gathering, emphasising the federal government’s commitment to improving frontline healthcare.

“In the North-East alone, 8,500 frontline health workers have been trained, including 1,300 from Taraba.

“More than 1,000 health facilities receive quarterly funding from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, including 170 in Taraba,” he said.

The state governor, Agbu Kefas and his wife expressed gratitude to Mrs Tinubu for her interventions, affirming that the initiatives aligned with the state’s development priorities.

(NAN)