NNPC E& P and NOSL honour Spud Babies through its healthcare awareness initiative
THE birth of a baby by a mother can trigger a mixture of powerful emotions, from excitement and joy to attachment, anxiety, and protectiveness. The first cry of her child makes her the happiest woman and releases all her pain after a child is born. The bonding between a mother and her child is beyond words to describe. The connection is natural, and the feeling is joyful.
On 7thnovember 2022, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Exploration and Production ( NNPC E& P) and Natural Oilfield Services Limited ( NOSL) organized an event to honor the ‘ Spud babies’ through its healthcare awareness. To spread awareness about the healthcare best practices, reduce the infant mortality rate and enhance the health of the mother and child, NNPC E& P and NOSL have taken the initiative to felicitate the ‘ Spud babies’. Spud babies are the children born on the same day when the company starts spuddingoil well, so it becomes a moment to cherish. 87 Spud babies from the Local Government Areas of Eastern Ebolo and Onna were felicitated at the ceremony.
Ms. Atim Asuquo Ulo, Director of Physical Health Centre ( PHC), Eastern Obolo who talked about the immunization regime of a child said, ‘ The women and staff of PHC, Eastern Obolo owe their gratitude to the management and staff of NNPC E& P and NOSL for the human gesture and magnanimity shown to our mothers and their babies’.
Although childbirth is a natural process and incorporating good antenatal care for the well- being of the mother and the child is extremely crucial. Antenatal care helps prevent many diseases like HIV transmission from mother to child, and malaria. It strengthens a mother’s mental health as she stays informed about the well- being of her child throughout the process.
This is the second edition of Spud baby event and during the occasion, Group Captain ( retd) Etete Ekpo, Base Manager expressed, ‘ The NNPC E& P and NOSL have taken the responsibility to economically support the child’s postnatal care through its healthcare programs. Good postnatal care can protect the child from various diseases through on- time vaccination and regular breastfeeding’. Healthy children are the hallmark of a developed society. NNPC E& P and NOSL have strived towards increased health awareness and have achieved excellence in creating a disease- free and healthy community.