Wife of the Delta State Governor, Dame Edith Okowa will flag off Maternal and Children Micro Nutrient Supplementation, 18th August 2022.
The Executive Assistant to the Governor on Primary Healthcare and Chairman of the Delta State Primary Health Care development Agency (DSPHCDA) Dr. Isioma Okobah, disclosed this today while inspecting the Cable Primary Health Care Center, venue for the event.
Dr. Okobah said the Maternal and Children Micro Nutrient Supplementation which is in collaboration of Her Excellency’s O5 Initiative, was geared towards improving nutritional status of women and children.
“Her Excellency the wife of the Governor Delta State , Chairperson of the O5 Initiative and State Nutrition Chairperson Dame Edith Okowa, will on Thursday 18th August 2022 at the Cable Primary Health Care Center flag off distribution of micro nutrients and present Primary Health Care(PHC) Commodities to the 268 Primary Health Care Centers of the state”.
“These key PHC Commodities are essential interventions that would impact positively on maternal and child health. Our Governor’s wife “Mama Delta” is worried about poor maternal nutrition which contributes to impaired fetal growth and development.” Dr. Okobah said.