FG to pay pregnant women N5000 for antenatal

The Federal Government has concluded

plans to pay women who attend antenatal

clinics the sum of N5,000 as part of

efforts to tackle the menace of maternal

mortality.

The plan would be executed as part of the

Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS) introduced in

2010.

The Director, Primary Health Care System

Development with the National Primary Health

Care Development Agency, Dr. Abdullahi

Mohammed, disclosed the conclusion of

payment plan in Abuja on Sunday.

According to him, government budgeted N15

billion for Maternal and Child Health Care from

the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment

Programme (SURE-P).

He added that part of the money would also be

used to employ additional 2,000 midwives for

the MSS.

Mohammed said the payment plan was

designed to assist women to address the

demand side constraints of maternal health.