FG’s SDG on healthcare gets Broll Nigeria’s support
Federal Government of Nigeria’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) on healthcare have got support from Broll Nigeria, who gave the support in the realisation that it could go a long way to help families.
Broll, a real estate firm that offers services, including commercial broking, occupier services, facilities management, industrial and investment broking, property and project management, donated safe delivery kits at various maternity centres in Lagos, hoping that this would promote maternal health and reduce child mortality rate in Nigeria.
“Our aim of providing these needs is to improve safe delivery and to reduce maternal mortality. We believe that this will go a long way to support families through the joy of safe delivery. This support will ensure that we contribute to the sustainable development goals of the government and we hope to continue doing more,” Bolaji Edu, Broll’s CEO, assured.
Edu noted that the period of birth was a special time for both mother and child. “Here in Nigeria, it can also be a time of challenges when some of the utilities needed by the expecting mothers are not available,” he said, adding that this effort would do more to consolidate government’s effort at various levels to reduce maternal mortality in the country.
Health experts believe that although global maternal mortality rate has reduced by 43 percent, Nigeria is still ranked as one of the countries with high maternal mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa ahead of Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Chad.
A joint report by WHO, UNICEF, World Bank and United Nations Population Fund on Trends in Mortality 1990 – 2015, estimates maternal deaths in Nigeria at 58,000, representing 19 percent of global maternal mortality rate.
It should be noted that, with this effort, Broll has shown its willingness to work with stakeholders to reduce maternal mortality rate through the provision of these safety kits for pregnant women at public health centres.
The ‘Broll Mama Kit’ was distributed to expecting mothers by a team of Broll officials at public health centres in various zones including Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Onigbongbo Healthcare Centre, Sura Primary Health Centre, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan Memorial Health Centre and Agarawu Health Centre.
“This is a laudable programme. The gift is handy and will be of benefit to the pregnant women. At the time of delivery, all you need can be found in the ‘Broll Mama Kit’. We are very grateful,” said Adebukola Cole, an apex nurse/ADNS at Lagos Island Maternity Centre.