The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated a 100-bed Mother and Child Centre at Awo-Omamma General Hospital, near Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The hospital, constructed and equipped by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), was inaugurated on behalf of the First Lady by the Vice President’s wife, Hajia Nana Shettima.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Assistant on Media, Publicity and Strategic Communication at the OSSAP-SDGs, Desmond Utomwen, said the First Lady described the centre as “a symbol of Renewed Hope” and a key step towards achieving health-related SDGs by 2030.
“This facility reflects President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to quality healthcare, especially for women and children,” Mrs. Tinubu said, urging local communities to utilise and safeguard the hospital.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma said the intervention was timely, praising the First Lady’s advocacy for women and the vulnerable.
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“This is a significant addition to our healthcare infrastructure and will help reduce maternal and child mortality in Imo,” he said.
The facility, named the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Mother and Child Centre, boasts an operating theatre, ICU units, consultation rooms, laboratory, and modern delivery equipment.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, said the centre is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen healthcare access at the grassroots.
She stressed the need for improved antenatal attendance and child immunization in alignment with the 2024 Nigeria SDGs Progress Report.
Orelope-Adefulire announced that a women’s empowerment programme would be launched in June in the Southeast.
The Imo State government provided land for the project, highlighting effective federal-state collaboration in driving SDG-aligned development.