World Bank, NSHIP intervention improves child delivery in Bauchi health facilities – Officials 

World Bank, NSHIP intervention improves child delivery in Bauchi health facilities – Officials
By Mohammed Ahmed Kaigama
‎Intervention
Dass (Bauchi State), May 25, 2018 (NAN) The Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Zuwaira Ibrahim, says the intervention of World Bank and Nigeria States Health Investment Project (NSHIP) have improved child delivery in health facilities in the state.
‎Ibrahim announced this on Friday during a facility visit in Dass Local Government Area.
She said the collaboration with NSHIP had repackaged 16 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) across the state.
‎“The synergy had improved safe delivery and reduction of maternal mortality in Dass Local Government Area.
‎“Since the commencement of the project there is tremendous improvement in child delivery in the facilities.
‎“I can confidently said that child delivery in the health facilities has improved with 96 per cent against the 40-50 per cent.
‎“There is also improvement in children immunisations,’’ she said
‎According to her, as the mothers gave birth in the health facilities they are also sensitised on the importance of immunisation to children and exclusive breastfeeding.
‎“The project increase delivery and use of high impact maternal and child health interventions.
‎“It also improved quality of healthcare at selected health facilities in the local governments,” she said.
‎She said the project have made relevant change in the health indices of the state.
‎“The project also helps in removing financial barriers that have always militated against quality health services,” she said.
Ibrahim listed the benefiting PHCs as Wandi, Sabon Gari Burgel, Dot, Bajar, Pegin Doka, Yelwan Bashi, Durr, Baraza and Badel.
Others include Zumbul, Lukshi, Polchi, Dass Town Maternity, Tapardak and General Hospital Dass, according to her.
‎The commissioner said the state had again signed an MoU with the NSHIP to intervene in two Bauchi and Katagum Local Government Areas.
‎“Dass local government was chosen as the pilot project and it is successful,” she said.
The Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Dass Local Government Council, Malam Ado Maigoro, said health services have improved with the intervention of NSHIP Performance Based Financing (PBF) at health facilities.
‎“The project is social marketing which has enhanced healthcare services, provide financing to facilities.
“It has also improved attendance in areas of hospital delivery, ante-natal clinics, immunisation and other health cases,” he said.
‎The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Bauchi State Government paid a counterpart fund of N46 million to 16 health facilities in Dass local government area under the World Bank/Nigerian States Health Investment Project (NSHIP). (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola