The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced a landmark achievement following the safe delivery of quadruplets under its Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) programme at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Azare, Bauchi State.
In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, NHIA Director General, Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, confirmed that the babies—two boys and two girls—were delivered via caesarean section on September 18.
The mother, 35-year-old Mrs. Hauwa Usman, had initially been diagnosed with triplets and malpresentation of the fetus but remarkably delivered four healthy children.
Dr. Ohiri, who visited the facility to congratulate the family, commended the father, Mallam Abubakar Adamu, a peasant farmer, for transporting his wife 35 kilometres from Gambaki village in Katagum Local Government Area to access the life-saving services.
He explained that timely access to the CEmONC programme not only saved the mother and children but also shielded the family from catastrophic healthcare expenses.
“CEmONC provides life-saving emergency care for women and newborns, including interventions for complications such as obstructed labour, haemorrhage, infections, and malpresentation. Treatments are fully covered, targeting vulnerable populations in underserved areas, ensuring no woman or child is denied care due to cost,” Ohiri said.
The NHIA boss reaffirmed the authority’s commitment to maternal and child health, noting that the initiative aligns with the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative spearheaded by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate.
Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Dauda Katagum, described the event as historic, stating that 422 pregnant women had so far benefited from the programme, with the quadruplet delivery marking the first of its kind at the facility.
In his remarks, the father of the quadruplets expressed gratitude to NHIA for the care his wife received and appealed for financial support to sustain his growing family.
The Voice of the people (VOP) reports that the Federal Government is scaling up maternal and child healthcare nationwide by upgrading primary healthcare facilities, establishing functional CEmONC centres in every Local Government Area, and deploying referral transport systems for emergencies. Community health workers are also being strengthened to serve as a link between rural communities and healthcare facilities, ensuring mothers and newborns receive timely, quality care.
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