Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed and equipped 110-bed Maternal and Child Center (MCC) and the School of Anaesthetic Studies in Badagry area of the state.
The School of Anaesthetic Studies, which has already trained 133 doctors and 65 nurses according to Sanwo-Olu, validates his administration’s dedication to capacity building and the professional empowerment of medical workers.
He said the MCC was a critical indicator of his commitment to eradicating maternal and child mortality in Lagos State.
According to him, there can be no socio-economic development without healthy citizens; stressing that through consistent action and smart investments, women in the State will no longer die while giving life.
Sanwo-Olu assured of the government’s commitment towards eradicating infant and under-5 mortality.
He said, “As a father and governor; maternal and child mortality is so close to my heart that I am ready to do everything within my personal and official capacity to put an end to it in Lagos State. In most developing countries including Nigeria, there are disturbing maternal, newborn, and child mortality indices, but under my watch, Lagos State will change the narrative.”
The governor said his administration will not pay lip service to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, adding that, “We are taking concrete action to ensure that in every sphere of life, Lagosians have greater access to all they need for a peaceful and prosperous life.
He also flagged off the reconstruction of the hospital road at Badagry and commissioned Nigeria’s first Edge-certified Lagos State Eco-Friendly Affordable Public Housing Scheme which has 252 units of 2-bedroom bungalows in Idale, Badagry LGA.
The housing project was a Joint Venture Agreement with Echostone Development on 12.7 hectares of land in Idale, Badagry, constructed under the supervision of the Lagos Ministry of Housing.
