Many women in the Umuchima community, Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State, have benefited from free delivery services and N50,000 cash gifts each from the Uzotex Charity Foundation.
The foundation, which built a modern Primary Healthcare Centre in the community, said the initiative aims to reduce rising cases of maternal and neonatal deaths in Nigeria.
Some beneficiaries, who could not hide their joy, told PUNCH Healthwise that the intervention had brought great relief to them and their families, easing the burden of high delivery costs amid the rising cost of living.
A 32-year-old mother of four, Mrs Chielozala Njoku, expressed excitement after delivering her baby free of charge at the PHC and receiving N50,000 from the foundation.
“I registered at a private hospital in the state, but when I heard that antenatal care and delivery were free at the health centre in Umuchima, I quickly came to register
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