Kwara State Government is set to record another landmark achievement by launching a free screening exercise for hypertension and diabetes across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State.
The one-week exercise will commence from the 28th of October to the 3rd of November 2024, is another impactful initiative by the present administration, through the Kwara State Ministry of Health.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, stated on Thursday in her office, during a press briefing, that the screening was in respect of Governor AbdulRazaq’s directive, to provide free medical services for the people of Kwara State, and focusing the grassroots in particular.
El-Imam noted that past medical outreaches have significantly improved the health standards of the people across the state, especially those with limited or no access to healthcare facilities.
According to her, “the newly approved free hypertension and diabetes screening exercise is part of the current administration’s commitment, to delivering quality healthcare services to Kwarans at large.” she reaffirmed.
The Commissioner thereafter assured the people that medical experts would be on the ground at the screening locations, to offer necessary guidance and affordable treatment options for likely positive cases detected, during the screening.
“This is an initiative of the Nigeria Health Commissioner’s Forum, aimed at screening 10 million Nigerians, for two of the deadliest non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes, across the 36 states including Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“With this intervention, Kwara Project Ten Million’s target, is to reach at least 196,913 Kwara residents, at the end of the exercise 196,913 residents of Kwara will be screened free of charge, at their nearest Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) Facilities in all the 193 wards, and in some selected secondary health centers across the 16 LGAs, including some other selected locations across the State.”
For further details, members of the public are, however, directed to access Kwara State Ministry of Health’s social media pages.
Credit: Falade Gbenga
