One of her first major outings as the Wife of the Former Governor was the flagging-off ceremony of the 2011 Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Week in Abeokuta in June 2011, where she charged mothers to always ensure that their wards/children are well fed with nourished foods in order to reduce infant mortality. She explained that if children were adequately fed with well-nourished foods, they would have the needed immunity against diseases responsible for child mortality. “It is sad that Nigeria is ranked 15th as one of the countries in the world with the highest rate of child mortality particularly for children within 0-5 years,” she said.
Mrs. Amosun added that the causes of the high child mortality among children under the age of five years are malaria, Diarrhea, Acute Respiratory ((ART) infection and preventable diseases. She said all these diseases are preventable if only adequate proactive steps are taken at the right time.
The Wife of the Former Governor also flagged-off the School-based Deworming Exercise, which was organised in collaboration with Emzor Pharmaceuticals Limited on November 9, 2011. The exercise was conducted for primary and secondary school students across the
20 Local Government Areas of the State to reduce worm infection among children. According to her, “Worm infection could make children sick and retard their growth which is the reason we are taking this exercise to the nooks and crannies of Ogun State to save our future generation from preventable disease that could affect their education and future.”
Her message to the parents is clear: to cooperate with health workers and ensure regular de-worming of their children. She reiterated the Amosun led administration’s commitment to tackling the infection which is germane to the implementation of the policy health programme of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targeted at increasing the rate of children’s survival. A free dose of Zolat worm expeller was administered on the children.
