It’s a New Dawn for Pregnant Women and New Mothers in Oyo State

lines have fallen in nice locations for pregnant girls and new mothers in Oyo country with the commissioning of the remodeled maternal wards in four hospitals with the aid of the MTN foundation (MTNF). equipped with extremely-cutting-edge government beds, incubators and other centers, and renovated to create a stunning environment, the modernized wards could make contributions appreciably to the reduction of maternal and little one mortality rate inside the nation and the state as a whole.

Adeoyo Maternity coaching sanatorium, Ibadan; Ring road nation hospital, Ibadan; popular health center Igbeti and nation clinic Oyo are the 4 beneficiary hospitals of this initiative by using the MTNF under its Maternal Ward aid mission. The initiative is geared toward complementing government’s countrywide goal of decreasing maternal and little one mortality in Nigeria.
Commissioning the maternity wards, the government Governor of the country, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, in his goodwill message, expressed joy and gratitude to the foundation for collaborating together with his government to refurbish the 4 maternal wards inside the kingdom. “MTN Nigeria thru their basis, have proven high-quality duty and blazed the trail for others by using presenting exceptional fitness facilities for the advantage of our people. I strongly suggest other corporate organizations to emulate this gesture and show assist via giving lower back to the communities they function in.”Ajimobi said.

Six states: Abia, cross River, Niger, Oyo, Kaduna and Sokoto, emerged because the beneficiary on this first segment after a rigorous selection and verification procedure on the heels of a ebook of expression of hobby in countrywide dailies (click here to view story).

a total of 24 maternal wards in the six decided on hospitals in those states will gain beneath this primary segment of the MTNF Maternal Ward support assignment.

every of the newly commissioned wards is prepared with:



•          20 sanatorium beds with cardiac rest

•          20 wellknown health center mattresses

•          20 fashionable hospital bed pillows

•          10 4-way foldable ward monitors

•          20 metal bedside cabinets

•          20 traffic’ chairs

•          10 drip stands

•          20 hydraulic over-bed tables

•          10 peak adjustable child cots

•          2 Carl Novel baby incubators


The MTN basis has invested over N18billion on the grounds that inception in 2005 and has over 550 venture sites across Nigeria.