1,000 pregnant women are poised to receive free delivery services, primary healthcare, and health insurance as part of the SaveMamaPikin project, which has been launched in Kaduna.
1,000 pregnant women are poised to receive free delivery services, primary healthcare, and health insurance as part of the SaveMamaPikin project, which has been launched in Kaduna.
“Our goal is to give 1,000 mothers a safe path through childbirth by the 2025 cycle and help reduce Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality numbers,” Yahaya said, emphasizing the initiative’s alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to reduce maternal deaths to fewer than 71 per 100,000 births by 2030.
He explained that will be collaboration with the state health institutions and community leaders to cover a wide geographical area.
According to him, the initiative will roll out in selected communities, focusing on supporting women through healthcare policies that cover childbirth costs, which currently average around N16,000. The project will subsidize this expense, reducing the cost to approximately N10,000.
He also noted that the project seeks to alleviate the financial strain on families and encourage more women to choose hospital-based deliveries.
Yahaya further discussed that by lowering these costs and raising awareness, more families will choose safer, medically assisted births over the risks associated with home deliveries.
In acknowledging the project, Alhaji Bala Muhammad Tijjani, a community leader, expressed his support, stating, “This project sounds very promising and much-needed. As community leaders, we greatly value such efforts because they serve the underprivileged members of society and keep the focus on tackling maternal mortality issues.”
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