By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola
The Lagos State Government, through Health District III, has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing malnutrition and improving maternal and child healthcare outcomes, with the distribution of essential healthcare commodities to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across Ibeju-Lekki, Eti-Osa and Epe.
The distribution exercise was held on Thursday, 13 August, 2026, at the District Headquarters, Ikoyi, where the Permanent Secretary, Health District III, Dr Monsurat Adeleke, disclosed that the District had recorded significant progress in the fight against child malnutrition through its quarterly nutrition intervention programme.
She explained that the prevalence of wasting among children in the District had reduced from 15 per cent to 8 per cent, attributing the improvement to consistent government support, regular nutrition screening and effective community-based interventions.
Adeleke disclosed that nutrition officers at the PHCs would continue to conduct food demonstration classes for mothers and caregivers using the cooking utensils provided.
She stated further that the District was intensifying efforts to reduce maternal mortality by strengthening the prevention and management of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH), through the distribution of calibrated obstetric drapes to PHCs, which would enable healthcare workers to accurately measure blood loss, facilitate prompt diagnosis and improve emergency management of PPH.
She also emphasised the importance of family planning in promoting healthy birth spacing, improving maternal health and ensuring better outcomes for mothers and their children.
Responding, the Apex Nurse of Ikoyi/Obalende LCDA, Nr. Eunice Shofolahan, expressed appreciation to the government for its sustained efforts in providing quality healthcare delivery to residents and promised that healthcare workers would ensure the judicious use of the equipment.
The commodities distributed included family planning commodities and consumables, cooking utensils for nutrition food demonstration classes, and calibrated obstetric drapes for the prevention and management of Postpartum Haemorrhage.
