Wives of the 36 States Governors
have been commended for the role they play in reducing the spate of maternal
and child mortality in Nigeria.
The commendation was made by
First Lady of Nigeria, Dr Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari during a Mid-Term Peer
Review session on Governors Wives Advocacy Coalition (GWAC) held at the State
House, Abuja.
Mrs Buhari recalled the day in
October 2017, when she signed a commitment with the wives of Governors to
champion the cause of RMNCAH+N, the commitment that led to the Governors’ Wives
Advocacy Coalition.
“We all realized the need to
aggressively address the issues to avoid a situation where women will have to
choose whether to give birth to a child or stay alive”, said the First Lady.
She expressed her excitement over
their performance leading to several interventions for the improvement of
RMNCAH+N in their various states, including the trickling down efforts to the
wives of Local Government Chairmen thus complementing the effort of government
in their states.
She said as women and mothers,
they understand better than anybody the problems and challenges being faced by
women and children in the society.
A communique read at the end of
the meeting identified the peer review as an opportunity to assess the progress
made and provide insights on the future of the project.
It further called on Development
Partners both from the public and private sectors interested in working for the
health and wellbeing of women and children to strategically engage state’s
first ladies.
Highlight of the event was the
investiture of the wife of the Vice President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Dolapo
Osinbajo and wives of Governors as champions in the fight against tuberculosis
(TB).
the president’s wife urged them
to “use every opportunity to advocate for the improvement in the services
towards detection and treatment of TB in Nigeria.
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