The Federal Government has formally handed over the 100-bed capacity mother and child hospitals to Kebbi and Kogi State governments, respectively.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess AdejokeOrelope-Adefulire, during the handover ceremony in Kebbi State, reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to closely work with sub-national governments in delivering key interventions to fast-track the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals across the country.

The state-of-the-art 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital located in Tsamiya Village in Kebbi State was commissioned by Governor NasriIdris of Kebbi State.

Similarly, the 100-bed capacity Mother and Child Hospital which was handed over to Kogi State Government is located at Okene, and was commissioned by Governor Yahaya Bello, who showered encomium on the president for the laudable achievements recorded through the office of the Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals.

Each of the two facilities has operating theatre, labour room, recovery rooms, Children Intensive Care Unit (ICU), private and general wards, scanning room, consultation rooms, and laboratory, among others.

Some of the state of the art facilities installed are: ultra-scan machine, vacuum extractor delivery set, and an emergency cart with full complements.

According to Orelope-Adefulire, the MCC is directly linked to the achievement of SDG-3 on ‘Quality Health and Well-being for all’, as well as other cross-cutting SDGs.

While noting that the hospital was built and equipped to international standards, she disclosed that the hospital commissioned in Kebbi State is one of over 40 units of 100-Bed Mother and Child hospitals constructed and fully equipped across the country by OSSAP-SDGs.

In his remarks, Idris showered encomium on Orelope-Adefulire for delivering the laudable project in Kebbi State and Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to improving the health sector.

He expressed optimism that the project would help in reducing child and maternal mortality as well as improving maternal health within the state and, by extension, the neighbouring Benin Republic.