Pregnant women, children get N100m drugs in Sokoto

As part of efforts to reduce maternal/child mortality and address  some diseases, assorted drug worth N100million have been purchased for distribution, free, to pregnant women and under-five children in Sokoto.  Commissioner of Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale who  disclosed this Tuesday, said it was also to alleviate suffering of the people of the state. He said […]

As part of efforts to reduce maternal/child mortality and address  some diseases, assorted drug worth N100million have been purchased for distribution, free, to pregnant women and under-five children in Sokoto.

 Commissioner of Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale who  disclosed this Tuesday, said it was also to alleviate suffering of the people of the state.

He said the drugs for distribution to  pregnant women included  blood tonics, anti-alarias, nutritional supplements, sanitary wares, mama kits, among others.

Among those for  children, he added, were deworming tablets, anti-malarias, anti-pneumonia, anti-diarrheal and anti typhoid.

According to him, the drugs were distributed to all hospitals and  health facilities in  all  local government areas  of Sokoto state .

He revealed that various committees were set to ensure diligence in  the distribution of the drugs.