Sekumana Investments Promotes Hospital Births During Festive Season Donation At Area 25 Health Centre

Edwin Mauluka presenting gifts to women at
Area 25 Maternity wing 

Lilongwe based business, Sekumana Investments, donated food items and other gifts to women in the Maternity Wing at Area 25 Health Centre in Lilongwe as part of commemorating Christmas and New Year festive season on Saturday, and made a strong message that women should go against the culture and deliver in hospitals.

Sekumana Investments which has a wholesale in Area 2, Bwalo La Njobvu in the capital city, says the visit to the hospital was not only just to celebrate with pregnant women and those who gave birth during the festive season, but also to encourage pregnant women to deliver at hospital and not through Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA's) as some other women do.

According to Communications Officer for Sekumana Investments, Edwin Mauluka, this festive season was a good time to take an initiative by joining efforts of reducing both maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.

"As a local business, Sekumana Investments understands that For the country to significantly reduce the infant mortality rates from around 48 per 1000 birth and maternal mortality rates from around 460 per 100,000 live births we need to join Government and all health institutions in encouraging women to give birth at hospital.

As Sekumana Investments we do agree that when women give birth at home with the assistance of their mother, or a traditional birth attendant there is a great risk to both the mother and the child because Most of these traditional midwives have no medical training have no resources to stop excessive bleeding in the case of complications and it is extremely common for women to experience complications during birth which would lead to the death of the mother, the baby, or both. And sadly, such women are often brought to a medical facility when it is too late to be given medical help." explains Mauluka

Before presenting gifts to pregnant women and those who have just delivered on New Year, Mauluka also told the women to follow instructions as advised by health experts making regular visits to the hospital.

"Prenatal care helps decrease risks during pregnancy and increases the chance of a safe and healthy delivery. Regular prenatal visits can help your doctor monitor your pregnancy and identify any problems or complications before they become serious." He said 

Mauluka also highlighted that it was more important to make donation during the festive season by sharing the Christmas and New Year happiness with mother's who have failed to enjoy at home together with their beloved family and friends"

Clinical Officer for Area 25 Health Centre, Loyce Chikosi, thanked Sekumana Investments for making donation at the hospital and encouraged more well-wishers to do the same.