Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar maternity expenses support programme has flagged off free anti natal test to pregnant women across Zamfara state,as part of efforts to reduce maternal mortality in the state.
Yari’s maternity expenses support programme which is under the coordination of APC Unity and reconciliation forum in Zamfara state, on Thursday officially launched free test to pregnant women at Talata Mafara General hospital in the state.
According to the chairman Zamfara state APC Unity and reconciliation forum Alhaji Mande Umar said senator Abdulaziz Yari’s maternity expenses support programme would cover all the 14 local government areas in the state.
He explained that the programme of free maternity support would continue for every pregnant woman upto the time of her delivery in the state.
He emphasized that the A.A Yari maternity expenses support programme was further supported by Member Federal House of representative, Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu Bungudu who donates delivery kits to each of the pregnant woman in the state.
“The delivery kits includes baby care, soap, detergent, baby bathing kits, antiseptic, Vaseline ,towel, pampers and napkin”.
Mande Umar revealed that the programme was kick start at Talata Mafara and would continue at General hospitals and health care centers across the state.
“I want to assure our pregnant women across the state that,we have put our members at various health centers including general hospitals who would continue to monitor free pregnancy test and register women that would benefit from gesture upto the time of delivery”.
