THE Federal Government has enlisted 154 health facilities across Nigeria for free treatment of women who have obstetric complications.
According to the Minister who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday monitored by News Point Nigeria, the health and wellbeing of Nigerians are fundamental to President Bola Tinubu’s vision for Nigeria.
Pate added the facilities have quality manpower, rich standard and equipment.
He also announced 18 centres across the nation for free treatment of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF).
“These are women who have health problems or difficulties that arise during pregnancy, labour, delivery, or the postpartum period, potentially affecting the mother’s or baby’s well-being.
He said that with this in mind, the President has made it a priority to reduce the number of deaths associated with obstetric complications by ensuring that no woman dies because she cannot afford cesarean section or other such treatments.
“(The Federal Government has approved) free treatment of emergency obstetric complications for women in the empanel facilities and that includes cesarean sections,” the minister said on the programme.
“So, it’s not only cesarean sections, excessive bleeding, obstruction, other complications of pregnancy. If a woman gets to a facility that is certified, the facility will be reimbursed for the care.
“The reason for that, I cannot emphasise this enough, the president is very clear in his mind that the health and wellbeing of Nigerians is core through his own agenda and vision for the country.
Pate noted that in the contest of this reforms in the health sector that the president is undertaking, the Federal Government mobilised resources working with the Health Insurance Authority to ensure that empanel facilities can reimburse, so that cost would not be a burden for women who go there for treatment.
See full list of free CEmOC and VVF facilities below:
Facilities for Fistula-Free Programme:
