A corps member serving in Katsina State, Blessing Ene-Ameh, has distributed free delivery kits to 50 pregnant women in Mani town, Mani Local Government Area of the state

The corps member distributed the delivery kits to the expectant mothers in Mani on Friday as part of her personal Community Development Service.

Ms Eneh-Ameh said that she visited a hospital in the area during one of her group CDS programmes and observed that the hygiene of women in the antenatal and children’s wards was not too good.

The corps member also stated that she had noticed that the turn up of pregnant women for antenatal care was low.

She said, “This attracted my attention to the need to educate pregnant women on its importance. There is also the need for them to keep themselves and their surroundings very neat to avoid infections for themselves and their babies. The aim was also to educate them on the importance of planning for the future of the baby. They also need to be staying clean to reduce the risk of contracting infections and other diseases by both the mothers and children, as well as the community in general. The training will empower the women to be able to handle and bring up children for the family.’’

The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Sa’idu Ibrahim, commended the corps member for her ingenuity and magnanimity to carry out the project.

Represented by the Local Government Inspector, Abdulrazak Ismail-Tsiga, the coordinator urged the corps members serving in the state and other parts of the country to emulate her.

(NAN)