Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, is set to unveil a flagship healthcare intervention programme that will deliver free medical services to people in all parts of the state.
The programme, dubbed the “Flagship Healthcare Train”, will comprise all categories of healthcare professionals who will visit different parts of the state to deliver interventions aimed at complementing secondary and primary healthcare service delivery in the state.
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah,, Governor Ododo said, “a healthy society is a wealthy society. I will continue to support you in this exercise and to ensure that the free medical outreach is extended to our people in all parts of the state. I want you to count on my support as we work together to make the free medical outreach a flagship programme in our calendar of medical activities in the state so that we can make healthcare more accessible and affordable to our people.”
The Governor made this known while addressing members of the Nigeria Medical Association and other healthcare professionals who were at the government house in Lokoja on his invitation following the conclusion of a 3-day medical outreach in the state.
He reiterated his commitment to sustain investment in the health sector, stressing that the free medical outreach is in line with his campaign promise to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to the people of the state.
Dr. Abdulazeez Adams, the state commissioner for health, commended the medical team for the successful conduct of the free medical outreach, saying it was “a clear testament to the dedication of medical professionals working in Kogi State”. He equally commended Governor Ododo for the attention given to the welfare of healthcare professionals in the state and for providing the enabling environment for medical professionals to excel in the delivery of healthcare services to the people of the state.
Dr. David Aimila, the chairman of the committee of past chairmen of the NMA in Kogi State, described the free medical outreach as “a high-powered intervention that delivered unprecedented outcomes in various fields of medicine and healthcare to people under a conducive working environment provided by the Kogi state government”.
He praised Governor Ododo for the priority accorded the health sector and professionals by the administration.
