Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 11:01 AM
Oujda – Maternal and child health is one of the priorities of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) in its 3rd phase (2019-2023), and is the subject, at the level of the prefecture of Oujda-Angad , of particular attention in order to promote future generations.
The objective is in particular to contribute to improving access to care for mothers and children, and to change the behavior of populations in order to reduce avoidable deaths, while working to reduce the disparities observed in this area. between urban and rural areas.
It is within this framework that the Provincial Committee for Human Development (CPDH) of Oujda-Angad is organizing, from October 1 to December 31, 2022, an awareness campaign on the health of mothers and children.
This campaign is organized in partnership with the provincial delegation of Health and Social Protection and the Moroccan Association of Midwives – Oriental Section, at the level of the health centers of the rural communes of the prefecture, as well as at the within the socio-cultural centers created within the framework of the INDH.
This action, which was launched at the weekend at the health center of the rural commune of Ain Sfa, is carried out thanks to the mobilization of a large medical team including doctors from different specialties (general medicine, gynecology, pediatrics) and nurses and paramedics.
In a statement to M24, MAP’s continuous news channel, Hamid Hammoucha, in charge of the program to boost the human capital of rising generations at the Social Action Division of the Oujda-Angad prefecture, said indicated that this awareness campaign is part of the interest shown by the 3rd phase of the INDH (2019-2023) in the health of mothers and children, and targets in particular children under 6 years old, mothers and pregnant women.
For her part, Bahija El Houssaini, president of the Moroccan Association of Midwives – Oriental Section, stressed that this campaign is organized within the framework of the partnership agreement linking the association to the wilaya of Oriental. and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, and will be carried out at the level of 10 health centers in rural areas and 9 in urban areas in the prefecture of Oujda-Angad.
This campaign, which was well attended by the local population from the outset, focuses in particular on raising awareness of maternal and child health and good practices in this area, as well as monitoring the health of children under 6, including cases with respiratory diseases and growth problems, she said.
Moreover, this initiative coincides with Pink October, the campaign to raise awareness of women about breast cancer screening, she noted, noting that this component was included on this occasion in this campaign.
In this regard, screening operations will be carried out for the benefit of the beneficiaries of this campaign, without forgetting awareness-raising actions, added Ms. El Houssaini.
This campaign supports the various achievements and efforts made by the Department of Health and the INDH to improve the supply of care intended for these categories and, consequently, to guarantee conditions favorable to the development of generations. rising.