The
Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch is seeking partnership
with the Ministry of Women Affairs Akwa Ibom State towards the fight against
Maternal Mortality. This was stated by the AKS NMA Chairman, Dr Nsikak Nyoyoko,
during a courtesy call on Dr Glory Edet, Commissioner Ministry of Women Affairs
and Agriculture.
In his presentation, Dr Nyoyoko revealed that the NMA had
always catered specifically for the girl child and women in general. Dr Nyoyoko
said NMA's affiliate, The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) carries
out breast and cervical cancer screening for women in Akwa Ibom State
regularly. While the NMA complements by delivering talks to adolescent
girls on menstrual hygiene and sexually transmitted infections in schools and
other facilities.
He revealed that NMA was going a step further by fighting
maternal mortality through the Maternal Mortality Reduction Project, MMRP as
Nigeria contributes about 13% of cases of maternal Mortality worldwide.
The NMA
decried the worrisome state of the General Hospital in Ini LGA; noting that the
patient flow was abysmally low. The doctors implored the commissioner who hails
from the area to assist in the revitalization of the hospital to a standard
similar to that of the neighboring General Hospital ,Ikono LGA.
To
improve patient flow, and increase awareness of the people to good health
seeking behavior, the NMA proposed a free medical outreach at General Hospital,
Ini LGA; so as to get the people exposed to the facility.
The NMA
Chairman further commended the Ministry in it's roles towards enhancing the
welfare of orphans, displaced kids and mentally unstable persons and promised
that the association will visit some orphanages in the state during The
Physicians Week later this year.
Dr
Nyoyoko demanded for the enactment of Mental Health Bill to cater for mentally
unstable persons.
In her
response, The Commissioner Ministry of Women Affairs and Agriculture, Dr Glory
Edet thanked the NMA AKS for accepting to partner with the ministry in
providing qualitative health care to women, children and mentally unstable
persons. She however frowned at the poor work ethic of some health
professionals working at general hospital Ini LGA and requested NMA's
assistance towards reversing the trend. She assured the NMA of the State
Government's readiness to continually partner the association in enhancing
health care delivery as health was wealth.
Part of
the NMA delegation were Drs Ema Inyang (Secretary) ; Aniekpeno Eyo (Asst
Secretary) Emmanuel John (PRO) and Prof Eyo Ekpe (editor Ibom medical Journal)
as well as Directors, permanent Secretaries and other management staff of the
ministries.
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