The Rotary Club of Umuahia Golden has strengthened efforts to improve maternal and child healthcare by donating critical medical equipment to the Bende Primary Health Care Centre in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.
President of the club, Rotarian Deborah Uche, said the donation reflects the Rotary Clubs’s enduring commitment to protecting the lives of mothers and children through practical humanitarian service.
She explained that the project followed a careful assessment of the health facility’s most pressing needs.
Equipment presented to the health centre included oxygen cylinders, an angle poise lamp, an electronic suction machine, a radiant warmer, and delivery forceps, all intended to strengthen emergency obstetric care and improve the survival chances of mothers and new-borns.
She said, “Nigeria’s persistently high rate of maternal and new-born deaths continues to demand urgent action from governments, development partners, and humanitarian organisations.
“Nigeria accounts for one of the world’s
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