Ebere Nwoji
AIICO Insurance Plc, in partnership with HACEY Health Initiative, has reached 1,000 contributors via a two-day maternal well being outreach at General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
AIICO mentioned this was focused at offering important well being schooling, screening companies and maternal care provides to help pregnant ladies, nursing moms and infants.
AIICO additionally mentioned the intervention built-in maternal well being actions into the hospital’s current antenatal and immunisation clinics, bringing preventive care and sensible help nearer to ladies already accessing healthcare companies.
Speaking on the train, AIICO Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Manager, Mrs. Abimbola Shobanjo mentioned the outreach mixed blood strain, blood sugar and malaria screening with well being schooling, medical referrals and the distribution of 650 maternal care kits. She mentioned contributors recognized with high-risk outcomes, together with elevated blood strain, elevated blood sugar or optimistic malaria outcomes, had been referred promptly to an on-site medical physician for additional consideration.
According to her, the intervention additionally centered on strengthening ladies’s information of being pregnant hazard indicators, malaria prevention, delivery preparedness and the significance of searching for medical consideration promptly.
“By combining screening with education and referral, the project encouraged early identification of potential health concerns and appropriate follow-up care. The 650 maternal care kits distributed during the exercise contained essential supplies, including chlorhexidine gel, sterile gloves, gauze, surgical blades, cord ties, sanitary pads, antiseptic, diapers, wipes and mackintosh. Healthcare workers provided guidance on the appropriate use of the items to support hygienic delivery, nursing and newborn care practices”, Shobanjo acknowledged.
According to her, the AIICO strategy to company duty is centred on initiatives that handle actual wants and make a sensible distinction in folks’s lives. Maternal well being is especially vital as a result of the wellbeing of moms has implications for his or her infants, households and communities.
