Commissioning Of The Maternal And Child Health Centre, Ajeromi General Hospital

Dec 1, 2011 - Today, I stand before you once again to fulfill our electoral promise of making life more meaningful for our people. Today, we bring the good tidings of safe delivery to our mothers and a healthy living to our children in Ajeromi area.

Today demonstrate to our people that not only does your Government have the capacity to reduce infant and maternal mortality, it has the imagination and determination to deliver improved healthcare for children and mothers.

Maternal and child health remained critical determinants of global and national health. Women of child-bearing age and the pediatric age group constitute a significant and vulnerable segment of the good people of Lagos State.

We cannot underplay the crucial and unequalled roles our mothers play in the nurturing and growth of our children and consequently, our nation. To this end, we will continue to strive for their utmost comfort and medical safety.

The Ajeromi Maternal and Child Centre that we officially hand over for public use today is the fourth of its type that our Government has delivered to the public.

It is a 110- (One Hundred and Ten) bed specially designed hospital for women and children, as a decisive response to the problems of access and distance in the way they compound the indices of infant and maternal mortality.

The first of this type of facility was delivered in Ikorodu, the second one was delivered in Isolo, and the third in Ifako Ijaiye.

The Maternal and Child Centers at Ikorodu, Isolo and Ifako Ijaiye were commissioned in the first quarter of the year 2010.

Throughout their first 21 months of operations, these three facilities recorded a total of 89,255 antenatal clinic attendances, 15,091 gynecologic clinic attendances and 121,549 pediatric clinic attendances out of which 5,335 children (4.4%) required hospitalization. Of the total of 9,689 deliveries conducted to date at the three facilities, 3,653 (38%) were Caesarean Sections.

Until your Government provided these facilities, women in labour who required special attention had to travel from Ikorodu, Isolo and Ifako Ijaiye all to Ayinke House in Ikeja.

Sometimes during this travel, complications occur in labour and the worst happens. We lose either the child, the mother or sometimes both.

Since we started building these centres, the story has changed. The incidence of death during labour has dropped significantly because the facilities in Ikorodu, Isolo and Ifako Ijaiye are serving their purpose.

Taxpayers' money is well spent, and even as we speak, Ayinke House is undergoing a major reconstruction with new equipment to bring it to the standards that we now have in these new centres.

This same type of facility is now ready for handover in Surulere, Amuwo Odofin and Alimosho, while the one in Ibjeu Lekki is under construction.

Interestingly, our Government has approved two more for Year 2012 to be located in Badagry and Epe and this will bring the number to 10 (Ten).

As I said, the Ajeromi Maternal and Child Centre is the fourth of these projects to be commissioned. The project was completed and opened to the public in July 2011.

Operations commenced on the 25th July 2011 and as at November 27, 2011 the records reflect antenatal clinic attendance of 2,116, gynecology clinic attendance of 783, and pediatric clinic attendance of 4,423. 254 out of the pediatric clientele required hospitalization.

This facility has recorded 254 deliveries inclusive of 94 Caesarean Sections and 31 gynecological surgeries.

It is my fervent hope that the availability of these services would complement other maternal and child survival strategies being implemented by the State.

I am confident that families, communities and leaders can be counted on to play their pivotal roles in the proper utilization of these unique facilities to provide the desired outcomes.

To the good people of Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government area, I say congratulations as we share this moment in history and pray that this centre will provide the expected succor to our mothers and children.

Indeed while we are confident that the trepidation of pregnancies will now be supplanted by the celebration of safe delivery and happy motherhood, we must remind ourselves that birth control and family planning is a responsibility that all of us must take seriously.

Our war against poverty will be difficult to win, if nothing is done to aggressively control our population growth. If we control the numbers, the feast will be plentiful.

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure and privilege to formally commission the Maternal and Child Health Centre at Ajeromi General Hospital to the glory of God and the benefit of humanity.

I thank you all.

Eko o ni baje o!

BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOlA (SAN)
Governor of Lagos State

Sinachay:

In this day and age of infection everywhere. . .we still have rooms like prisons?
Why do we always settle for substandard?
Are Nigerians not good enough for private rooms at this stage of our existence?

Eko Ile:



Private rooms in a public hospital? Are you alright?

So because they have security on the window, it's substandard?

What's your meaningless rubbish got to do with people getting needed care and babies getting delivered in a safe and secured environment?


If you have something to cry and be sad about, at least try apply some sense.

Sinachay:

Is that a gym or an operating room/birthing center I am seeing?
Only in Africa will we have an operating room open for lizards to come in and out!

1stCitizen:

It is the operating room where I will lead the team that will carry out Nigeria's first brain transplant. Yeah! you guessed right. You are the patient.

Throughout their first 21 months of operations, these three facilities recorded a total of 89,255 antenatal clinic attendances, 15,091 gynecologic clinic attendances and 121,549 pediatric clinic attendances out of which 5,335 children (4.4%) required hospitalization. Of the total of 9,689 deliveries conducted to date at the three facilities, 3,653 (38%) were Caesarean Sections.

Is that a gym or an operating room/birthing center I am seeing?

1stCitizen:

It is the operating room where I will lead the team that will carry out Nigeria's first brain transplant. Yeah! you guessed right. You are the patient.

Sinachay:

In this day and age of infection everywhere. . .we still have rooms like prisons?
Why do we always settle for substandard?
Are Nigerians not good enough for private rooms at this stage of our existence?
Tuberculosis go just kill every pickin for this place finish.
You cannot see this kind of thing in ANY civilized part of the world.
The windows do not even have mosquito nets to protect immuno-compromised children.

A FOUR STORY BUILDING WITH NO ELEVATORS TO TRANSPORT SICK CHILDREN from their mothers' backs?
Abeg, any barry see any h-airconditioning unit protruding from any part of that building?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOH? I see internal air-conditioning units.
Wey the generator wey go work 24/7 in Lagos where PCHN is practically non-existent. AJEGUNLE FOR THAT MATTER?





Is that a gym or an operating room/birthing center I am seeing?

Nigeria is finished. I bet you Fashola will quote billions for this monkey project.

What a rip off!

Since we started building these centres, the story has changed. The incidence of death during labour has dropped significantly because the facilities in Ikorodu, Isolo and Ifako Ijaiye are serving their purpose.

Taxpayers' money is well spent, and even as we speak, Ayinke House is undergoing a major reconstruction with new equipment to bring it to the standards that we now have in these new centres.

This same type of facility is now ready for handover in Surulere, Amuwo Odofin and Alimosho, while the one in Ibjeu Lekki is under construction.

Interestingly, our Government has approved two more for Year 2012 to be located in Badagry and Epe and this will bring the number to 10 (Ten).

As I said, the Ajeromi Maternal and Child Centre is the fourth of these projects to be commissioned. The project was completed and opened to the public in July 2011.

Operations commenced on the 25th July 2011 and as at November 27, 2011 the records reflect antenatal clinic attendance of 2,116, gynecology clinic attendance of 783, and pediatric clinic attendance of 4,423. 254 out of the pediatric clientele required hospitalization.

This facility has recorded 254 deliveries inclusive of 94 Caesarean Sections and 31 gynecological surgeries.

Gbawe:


Wow . So this is the extent to which bad belle can make one lose sight of everything? So you completely miss what is stated below in your haste to only find negatives? Why not , for once, just appreciate instead of hating and criticising blindly? It matters not a jot to you that lives are being saved, infant mortality rates is coming down and that these centres are achieving exactly what were built to do. Instead you prefer non-starter argument just to justify a desire to rant negatively. When you are nitpicking over whether the AC is central or localised, instead of appreciating the real care these centres are actually delivering, it is obvious you don't talk in the genuine interest of what is best for Lagosians.

Sinachay:

Gbam! I ask again? Are people in Ajegunle not entitled to the best of healthcare?
Real attack dogs o!
I don't know what is really wrong with Nigerians but selfishness and wickedness.
Will Fashola take his child to give birth in ANY of these centers? No!
Will ANY of Fashola's grandchildren spend one minute in ANY of this ramshackle buildings. . .NO!

What is the bad belle about this. This happens ALL OVA NIGERIA.
Aprreciate what?

Sinachay:

Gbam! I ask again? Are people in Ajegunle not entitled to the best of healthcare?
Real attack dogs o!
I don't know what is really wrong with Nigerians but selfishness and wickedness.
Will Fashola take his child to give birth in ANY of these centers? No!
Will ANY of Fashola's grandchildren spend one minute in ANY of these ramshackle buildings. . .NO!

What is the bad belle about this. This happens ALL OVA NIGERIA.
Appreciate what?
Substandard healrcare?
A desire to rant negatively?
Obviously, your years of exile in any foreign country of your choice has not made any impact on your physical or spiritual wellbeing.
Many apologies.
This is not about your almight Lagosians ok?
Sooooooooooooooooo, only Lagosians live in Lagos and Ajegunle huh?
Wonders!

ak47mann:

Sinachay you are quite right thou, none of them will take the children to those hospital for treatment,don't blame them is illiteracy and poverty join together you see those two things can keep a country backward for 5000 years

Eko Ile:

1.  This is a maternal child care center

2. You know the care is substand because some kind of care has been rendered to you at this center?

3. Please share your care experience after visiting and obtaining care at this center before.


4. Please tell us what is substandard at this center. Are they not delivering babies? Are the babies and mothes dying? Please tell us precisely what is substand care.

Eko Ile:

1.  This is a maternal child care center

2. You know the care is substand because some kind of care has been rendered to you at this center?

3. Please share your care experience after visiting and obtaining care at this center before.


4. Please tell us what is substandard at this center. Are they not delivering babies? Are the babies and mothes dying? Please tell us precisely what is substand care.

ak47mann:

Sinachay  you are quite right thou, none of them will take the children to those hospital for treatment,don't blame them is illiteracy and poverty join together you see those two things can keep a country backward for 5000 years

Sinachay:
All we know is that Fashola is building and REPORTING HIS OWN PROGRESS REPORT. Not done in any part of the civilized world.

Sinachay:

I will not waste more time with you because you lack understanding of these issues. You are only in it because of the political correctness.
Nigerian does not have any credible, monitoring entities to tell us what is really going on in these  centers. All we know is that Fashola is building and REPORTING HIS OWN PROGRESS REPORT. Not done in any part of the civilized world.


oSecondly, you are a man just like Fashola. . . you are in NO position to address the issues affecting women and children in Nigeria or ANY part of this world.
Your job stops at ejakulation sir, not even conception! N offence!

Eko Ile:

You didn't answer my questions for obvious reasons. Only a foolish  i.diot offers assessments about what they're have not personally experienced and can not effectively articulate.
How re.tarded. You can not even tell us what substand care is or what made this place substandard. How do you even reached any kind of conclusion about
A place you have never visited?
Some of you are just freeking insane.

Sinachay:

Thank you!
That is why I like you all the time.
You say the truth.

ak47mann:

let educate those bush men that still living on tress even bore hole is achievement too am ashamed of Africa, swear down,

OK now here is a children hospital in SOUTH AFRICA build by red cross not government,and is in better standard than any hospital in Nigeria shameless people

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital is South Africa's only dedicated child health institution and offers a comprehensive range of specialist paediatric services to children. It is a centre of excellence for the training of all categories of child health professionals.

Children from all nine provinces, and from all over Africa, are referred to Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital by referral hospitals, clinics and smaller hospitals. The hospital is active in paediatric outreach and support programmes across South Africa.

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital is regarded as South Africa's leading centre for post-graduate specialist paediatric medical and surgical training. The hospital's tertiary facility provides comprehensive dedicated paediatric services with a full range of sub-specialties at quaternary, tertiary and secondary levels of care.

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital is South Africa's only dedicated child health institution and offers a comprehensive range of specialist paediatric services to children. It is a centre of excellence for the training of all categories of child health professionals.

Gbawe:

it is always regretable that it is those who don't show much aptitude for logical thinking who are always keen to call others "illiterate" and "bush men". My friend , you are not capable of educating anyone because it you who actually needs education with how you are too simplistic to understand that a Local Lagos Health centre specifically built to serve a catchment area can never look like a specialist and training hosptial that is one of its kind even for South Africa !!! I guess in your haste to criticise vacously you missed this from your own article :

If not ignorant you will know that Great Ormond Street Hospital is a globally regarded centre of excellence in child healthcare yet this Hospital is not the most imposing or grand of Hospitals in the UK !!!!! In fact, most Uk Hospital , to include those that look far more grand than Great ormond, often have to refer children to great Ormond for treatment by the best specialist in the world !!!! It is therefore sad that Nigerians exist who are ignorant enough to begin judging how good, important or effective hospitals are by virtue of size and grandness . Compare Great Ormond and Queens Hospital in romford below. I guess by your logic we must conclude that Queens Hospital is a fantastic Hospital delivering world class care while Great Ormond is a "ramshackle" disgrace offering poor health care .


Great ormond.



Gueens Hospital. Romford.

Sinachay:

With all these building you are showin us. . .DO YOU FORBID THEM IN NIGERIA?