Pregnant Women To Receive N5,000 Antenatal Allowance From Federal Government

The monetary reward recently introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria for women who attend antenatal clinics has been received with mixed reactions across the country with people having divergent views on the reward.
The Federal Government has concluded plans to pay women who attend antenatal clinics the sum of N5,000 as part of efforts to battle the menace of high maternal mortality rates.

The plan would be executed as part of the Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS) introduced in 2010 and it is hoped that it would also impact positively on child health.

According to the Director, Primary Health Care System Development with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Abdullahi Mohammed, the government has budgeted N15 billion for Maternal and Child Health Care from the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).