Chioma Umeha
To reduce maternal and child mortality in Nigeria, one of
the Nigeria’s health insurance providers, Hygeia HMO, have entered into
partnership with Audrey Pack Company Limited.
The memorandum of understanding between the parties was
signed in Lagos recently.
When 800 women die in every 100,000 live births, it is clear
that Nigeria has an unacceptably high maternal mortality rate. This problem and
associated ones for pregnant women and new mothers need new approaches and
collaborative solutions to address them.
Announcing this partnership recently, Obinna Ukachukwu,
Hygeia HMO’s Executive Head for Business Development & Strategy, said that
its special plan which takes care of maternal needs was essential as a
private-sector led initiative to improve the quality of healthcare that women
get throughout their maternity experience.
“Hygeia HMO has a long term goal to ensur e that the vast
majority of Nigerians get covered by health insurance and this is an effective
way to pool the power of aggregated risks and use it to improve Nigeria’s
efforts towards the crucial SDG 3.1 goal to reduce maternal mortality ratio to
less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.
HyMat + The Audrey Pack gets us closer to bridging that gap.
“Starting at only N65, 000, this dedicated Hygeia HMO’s
healthcare plan provides cover for antenatal care throughout the woman’s
pregnancy as well as the costs of the actual delivery.
“Included in this package, as a result of the partnership
with The Audrey Pack, will be a mum-to-be pack for the expectant mother and a
newborn pack after delivery that contains essentials for each stage of the life
giving journey,” he said.
The Audrey Pack also brings with it access to a community of
women who volunteer their expertise and experience to help expectant mothers.
The plan with Hygeia HMO also includes a free subscription
to the MTNAudreyCare service, where enrolees receive SMS updates on nutrition,
fitness and other developmental content.
Lilian Odim, the CEO, Audrey Pack Company said; “In line
with the SDG 3 goal, I believe that the health and wellbeing of mothers is an
indication of the health and state of a nation.
“The decline in maternal and child mortality lies in the
collaborative efforts between different industries, including the public
sector. This is why I am certain that the Hygeia HMO Audrey Pack partnership
will take us closer to this goal.”
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