Abu-Taqiyah Zumo reports
For the people of Zumo Community, the 5th of March,2022, will remain historic and another milestone for the Community’s development in health sector. It was a day SALLABI USMAN MATERNITY HEALTH CLINIC ZUMO was commissioned by the Royal Father of Zumo Land, ALH Mahmoon Sulaiman Aminu, the District Head of Zumo. The commissioning ceremony was witnessed by sons and daughters of the Zumo district and other special dignitaries, including the incoming Chairman of Song local government Area, Hon. Gidado Abdussalam , and that of Maiha, Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi (Yerima Habu), officials of the State Ministry of Health, District heads, Village heads, Traditional Title holders, University Dons, former Commissioners, Politicians, party stalwarts, men, women and Children of Zumo community. This Multimillion Modern Health Facility Center was built singlehandedly by Alh. Adamu Abdullahi (Wambai Zumo) as his little contribution towards uplifting the standard living of the people of Zumo and beyond. May Allah Reward him and put smiles on his face in the hereafter.
SALLABI USMAN MATERNITY CENTER
This maternity center is purposely built by Wambai Zumo to take care of women during pregnancy and childbirth. It also provides care for newborn infants, and may act also as a centre for clinical training in midwifery and obstetrics that will serve the entire district and its neighborhood. The health center is well equipped and has a dispensary, Central Sterile supply department, Washable floors with floor drain, Clean patients’ toilet and bath facilities with adequate water supply; the maternity has a standard borehole with adequate water supply; a Standard generator for constant electricity supply with alternative power supply using Solar energy.
The Maternity Center has the following departments:
Out-patient Department (OPD) – OPD is where consultations and regular checkups are done on regular basis either for a one-off problem or during the entire pregnancy to ensure safe pregnancy.
Labour Room – When the pregnant women ready to deliver either because she has been induced or goes into labour naturally, she is usually retained in the labour room.
Operation Thetare (OT) – In-case of emergency if operation / cesarean/ C-section needs to be done, patient is immediately shifted to Operation theater for delivering the baby.
In-patient rooms / wards – Once the baby is delivered mother and baby need to be shifted to ward.
NICU – This is a special intensive care unit for newborn babies that are delivered prematurely or underweight. Such babies will be shifted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for further care and observation.
Birthing bed / Delivery table/ Labour cot.
This is one of the most expensive facilities at the centre. The birthing bed is unique in terms of original technical design providing wide range of solution which makes its usage comfortable for woman in labour as well as assisting personnel. Obstetric Labor cot is a stainless steel cot with three sections top. Leg section can completely slide under the main section. It has mechanically or electrically assisted Trendlenburg & Rtrend position.
The Centre also has Vacuum apparatus / Suction apparatus / Suction machine :
Suction apparatus is a medical device used to remove different types of secretions including liquid or gaseous secretions from the body cavity.
Suction may be used to clear the airway of blood, saliva, vomit, or other secretions so that a patient may breathe properly. In pulmonary hygiene, suction is used to remove fluids from the airways, to facilitate breathing and prevent growth of microorganisms. Suctioning can prevent pulmonary aspiration, which can lead to lung infections.
OT light/ Shadowless lamp
Sallabi Maternity also has Surgical light. It is a medical equipment which helps medical personnel during a surgery by illuminating on a local area of the patient. During the surgery the intensity from each dome should be uniform.
The Centre has a modern Anesthesia machine with a ventilator, suction unit, and patient monitoring devices.
The Centre also Radiant warmer
Newborn needs a warm atmosphere in the initial moments of his/her life, therefore radiant warmers are used to maintain the body temperature of newborn infants. This equipment is used to maintain the body temperature of newborn and limit the metabolism rate. Some new born babies have tendency of rapid heat loss, hence warmers are used as an artificial support engine to stabilize the body’s temperature.
In short, all the necessary facilities needed the smooth take off of the center were fully equipped. Therefore, it’s our prayers that this center offers tremendous opportunities to reduce maternal and perinatal deaths in Zumo District and beyond. May it be, just as was said by the founder, Wambai Zumo ‘the beginning to the end of Women’s suffering during pregnancy and delivery in Zumo Community’.
It’s also our prayers that this facility will be effectively utilized, sustained and managed by the community for its own wellbeing and good standard of living. Amen.