|5th February,
2018| Ukorebi Esien
In a bid to reduce maternal
mortality as well as bring quality healthcare to the grassroots, especially as
it concerns women and children, the Senator representing the Southern
Senatorial District of the State, Sen. Gershom Bassey, has yet again donated
equipments and medical consumables to the Ekpo-Abasi PHC in Calabar South LGA.
Donating the items on
behalf of her husband, Dr Chioma Bassey, wife of the distinguished senator said
the target is to reduce maternal mortality while the idea is to bring quality
healthcare to the grassroots, especially as it concerns women and children. She
said the Distinguished Senator will be replicating the feat across the seven
Local Government Areas in no particular order.
"Our women and
children are a top priority and reducing maternal mortality is our target,
which is why we thought it important to adopt this PHC and provide all these
equipments and medical consumables to the people of Ekpo-Abasi community",
Dr. Chioma said.
The State
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, commended the thoughtfulness of
the Distinguished Senator to cater to the health needs of his people especially
the women and children who are the target beneficiaries of the donations. She
said the maternal mortality rate of the country is in triple digits, the move
would go a long way in reducing the incidence. She also said the initiative is
in sync with the vision of His Excellency, Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade, the Executive
Governor of Cross River State who has put health first. While the Director
General of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu,
urged the PHC workers to continue to give their best to maintain their
championship as the best performing PHC in the State.
The equipment donated
include a refrigerator, a Generating set, fans, beds and mattresses, chairs and
benches, rechargeable lanterns, medical screens and a host of other medical
consumables.
Meanwhile the Council
of Chiefs, youths and resident of Ekpo-Abasi community who came out enmasse
were full of praises for the Distinguished Senator and unanimously lent their
support for a second term in the red chamber for the Senator. They said
Distinguished Senator Gershom Bassey has shown effective representation and
proven beyond every reasonable doubt that he is the man for the job.
Ukorebi Esien
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