The European Union and United Nations Children’s Fund have treated 12,259 pregnant women and children below five years of age in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State in 15 months. Ibinola listed Bidir, Madara and Magunshi wards as areas covered by the team within the period under review. She said the programme had impacted positively on the health status of pregnant women and children during the period. The community heads of Jabbal and Garin Malam Barka, Messrs Suleiman Hassan and Ibrahim Musa, commended EU and UNICEF for the gesture, which according to them, had improved the health status of their women and children. Musa also said, “Our pregnant women who have hitherto had no knowledge of antenatal, post- natal care and children diseases were being taken care of by the team.

Source: Punch December 27, 2019 00:44 UTC