FROM ONYEKACHUKWU MELUWA, WARRI
Federal government has commissioned an 80-bed Renewed Hope Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Ugbuwangue, Warri, Delta State.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, said during the commissioning that the project reaffirmed government’s commitment to quality healthcare for vulnerable Nigerians.
Princess Orelope-Adefulire said, “Today, we are not merely unveiling a health facility, we are reaffirming our collective commitment to deliver quality healthcare to the most vulnerable segments of our society.
“This centre represents a vital step in Nigeria’s journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, particularly Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being for all.”
She explained that the ultra-modern hospital, fully equipped with operating theatres, wards, consulting rooms and laboratories, is part of the efforts by her office in partnership with sub-national governments to reduce maternal and child mortality.
The presidential aide added that “what makes today even more special is that this project is being commissioned under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, a vision grounded in social inclusion, equity and the strategic acceleration of national development outcomes across the country.”
Expressing gratitude to the president, she said “permit me to specially express my profound gratitude to President Tinubu for making the needed resources for these strategic interventions, for his visionary leadership and for staying committed to the achievements of SDGs in Nigeria.”
She also commended the Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori for his dedication to people-centred governance and support for the project.
She disclosed that progress had been made in reducing under-five mortality from 132 to 110 deaths per 1,000 live births, but stressed that disparities still exist across regions, with the South West recording 42 deaths compared to 140 in the North West.
According to her, the hospital stands as a promise fulfilled and a symbol of renewed hope. “Every mother deserves a safe delivery. Every child deserves a healthy start to life and every government bears the moral and constitutional responsibility to ensure both,” she said.
Orelope-Adefulire urged that the facility be used to provide excellent healthcare services to the people of Delta State, serving as a model for rural and peri-urban healthcare across Nigeria.
“This hospital is not just a building, it is a promise fulfilled, a sanctuary of care and a symbol of renewed hope. Together, and with God’s help, we will build a Nigeria where every mother survives childbirth and every child thrives from the moment of birth,” she concluded.
