Governor’s wife flags off de-worming of pupils

The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, yesterday flagged-off the de-worming programme for pupils in public primary schools in the state.

The de-worming was organized by the National HomeGrown School Feeding Programme, in collaboration with the state government.

Mrs. Ugwuanyi appreciated the federal government for its thoughtfulness in introducing the school feeding programme in primary schools in the country, which she said, was designed to improve child nutrition and health, increase school enrolment, create employment opportunities and strengthen local agricultural economies.

Also, the state programme manager, Mr. Ifeanyi Onah noted that the programme which started in Enugu State, three years ago, has about 2,230 cooks feeding about 194,707 pupils, adding that the state was among the first set of states that joined the exercise by fulfilling all the conditions in 2016.

The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, highlighted the remarkable contributions of Gov. Ugwuanyi and his wife, Monica, towards delivering healthcare services to the people of the state, especially the children and less privileged.

The health commissioner noted that Mrs. Ugwuanyi’s pet project, Ugo’s Touch of Life Foundation (U-TOLF) has continued to provide free medical treatment for vulnerable groups and empower the less privileged in the state.

According to him, the governor’s wife’s foundation also provided cancer screening machines for hospitals across the three senatorial districts of the state, adding that the de-worming exercise was one of her other numerous achievements.