Vitafoam celebrates 'The First Baby of the Year 2016'
The Lagos Island maternity hospital went agog
with activities today, 1st January, 2016 as Vitafoam Nig. Plc in conjunction
with the Lagos state government celebrated the birth of the first baby of the
year, 2016. Every year, just as the countdown into the New Year
begins, so does the race to deliver the first baby of the year is being
anticipated by expectant mothers.
The wife of the Lagos state government, Mrs BolanleAmbode
was present to felicitate with the parents of the ‘first baby’ in Lagos state.The
management of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc also congratulated Mrs OkunowoOluwakemion her
safe delivery and presented “Early days” range of Vitafoam products to the new
mother and baby. This was received with so much joy and appreciation by mother
of the new born, MrsOkunowo.
Maternal and Child health is of major concern to
us in Vitafoam, as we believe that the future of any country lies in its
ability to provide safe delivery to every mother, that is why as part of our
culture in Vitafoam we celebrate the arrival of the first baby of the year, as
our first Corporate Social Responsibility for the year according to the Vitafoam
Group Managing Director, TaiwoAdeniyi.
He also used the occasion to present two hundred and fifty
units of breastfeeding cover to support the office of the first Lady as a gift
to all “first baby born in Lagos state hospitals today
January 1st 2016. As a solution oriented organisation, Vitafoam
Nigeria Plc, support the World Breastfeeding course of “making breastfeeding
work” by providing breastfeeding covers that ensure mothers’ breastfeed their
babies in comfort wherever they are: public or private.
Wife of the Lagos
State Governor, Mrs. BolanleAmbodehas urged health care providers in Nigeria to
work as a team to improve and strengthen the health sector. Mrs. Ambodewho
stated this during her goodwill visit to Island Maternity Hospital in Lagos to
welcome the First Baby of the year noted that cooperation among health workers
in the hospital, as a work place, would enhance productivity and also guarantee
patients’ satisfaction.
While commending the
Lagos State health family for their commitment towards quality health care
delivery in the state during the past years, she urged health workers not to
rest on their oars, adding that there will always be room for improvement.
Mrs Ambode,
congratulating the parents of the first baby of the year, noted that parents
had a role to play for babies to actualize their potentials in life stressing
that quality parental care would make children grow to become healthy and
successful citizens.
She urged parents,
especially mothers, to be committed to laying good foundation for their
children in the first five years of their lives, by making sure all necessary
vaccinations were taken.
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