The United Nations Children’s Fund says 80 per cent of maternal deaths are caused by unhygienic delivery practices at Primary Health Care Centres nationwide.
The UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, Mr. Bioye Ogunjobi, said this at a national stakeholders’ workshop on ‘Draft Hygiene Promotion Strategy and Guidelines’ in Abuja.
He said the effective provision of wash facilities will go a long way to promote safe health care.
He explained that in Nigeria, many public health centers, PHC, do not adhere to minimum wash standards to provide adequate and safe levels of health care.
He said:
"For a PHC to work well, they must have a good source of water, safe excreta disposal, drainage, hospital waste and hygiene promotion facilities.’’
He said that inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities have caused 10 out of 100 hospitalisations in Nigeria.
He said that with effective hygiene promotion 50 per cent transmission of water and excreta- related diseases would be reduced to the barest minimum.
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Very true
ReplyDeleteNot to talk of the primitive way of home deliveries.Some of the traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) lack the basic knowledge of cleanliness
ReplyDeleteNothing is as good as having an hygienic environment practice all professions. Not only on medical line. Even sellers in the markets actually need...especially what we eat and drink.
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I couldn't agree more..basically why your leaders are quick to go abroad for proper treatment every time they are down with anything ranging from fever to headache et all.
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Na well water we dey use here so this one no concern us at all....
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I agree to some extent
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ReplyDeleteI hope so
ReplyDeleteTrue talk while some r caused by enemies of progress and evil force's mostly in dis part of Africa.
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