The 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, beginning from Monday 28th October.
The one week exercise is another impactful initiative, by the present administration, through Kwara State Ministry of Health, will commence from Monday 28th October to Sunday 3rd November 2024.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, disclosed this in her office, during a press briefing.
According to her, the screening was in respect of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s directive, to provide free medical services for the people of Kwara State, 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 will be on ground at the screening locations, to offer necessary guidance and affordable treatment options, for likely positive cases detected, during the screening.
According to her, “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 of the federation, including Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.”
She added that with this intervention, Kwara Project Ten Million’s target, is to reach at least 196,913 Kwara residence, at the end of the exercise
The Commissioner added that 196,913 residence of kwara State 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.
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