Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has again, frowned at the attitude of some pregnant women who patronise traditional birth attendants for child delivery, instead of delivering at government hospitals.
Otti stated this at Ohiya Primary Health Centre, Umuahia South LGA while operationalizing the retrofitted facility, regretting that many women have lost their lives due to uncontrolled complications at the traditional birth places.
The Governor who was represented by Abia State Commissioner for Health, Professor Enoch Oggbonnaya Uche, said his administration is intentional about the lives of mothers and children, hence the retrofitting of 200 PHCs across all the wards in the Abia.
He reiterated his resolve to take decisive action against operators of such traditional birth places to safeguard the lives of expectant mothers, urging community leaders to take ownership of the facility.
The Governor disclosed that the state government would also build staff quarters for health workers and encouraged residents to make full use of the centre.
He informed that the centre is equipped with modern facilities including an automatic external defibrillator, radiant warmer, vital signs monitor for pregnant women, ultrasound, parameter machine, weighing scale, general laboratory, and auto analyser among others.
Also speaking, the Mayor of Umuahia South LGA, Chinedu Enwereuzo who expressed gratitude to the Governor for the projects, charged traditional ruler of Ohiya to protect the equipment from vandals.
