Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that over 500 surgical procedures have been carried out on sufferers below his administration’s Free Surgical Intervention Programme within the final one week.
Governor Abiodun made the disclosure when he acquired the Committee of Chief Medical Administrators and Medical Administrators of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria who paid him a courtesy name in his workplace at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday.
The governor stated the free surgical procedure programme was designed to supply succour to the poor and susceptible who couldn’t afford medical payments at this tough time.
He stated his authorities has additionally finished rather a lot to enhance the healthcare sector within the Gateway State since 2019.
Prince Abiodun stated: “Now we have additionally applied our Well being Insurance coverage Programme referred to as Ilera Dero and the Ibidero for the ladies. As of now, due to the prevalent financial state of affairs, we now have determined that every one our girls and youngsters, the poor and susceptible ought to go to our Major Healthcare Centres and secondary or tertiary hospitals within the state. We’ll register them below our Free Well being Insurance coverage Programme.
“Our pregnant girls, after they go to the hospital, they get free pre and post-natal consideration. After they put to mattress, additionally they get N10,000.”
Governor Abiodun disclosed that the state is making a database that will observe a household or neighborhood, and the type of illness prevalent amongst them in addition to compiling data on the grassroots that will allow the federal government to foretell predominant ailments which might be within the household, neighborhood or space to take correct care to deal with them.
Talking on the state of affairs on the 250-bed hospital positioned at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the governor famous that his administration is collaborating with a associate, as a part of its medical structure, to run and make it a centre of medical excellence, to engender medical tourism within the nation.
Prince Abiodun famous that medical establishments within the state are sporting new seems to be as his authorities has employed a lot of medical personnel and bought new gear to make them render high quality service to the individuals.
The state helmsman described the connection between the state Ministry of Well being and the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, as cordial.
“We don’t see the distinction between the FMC, Abeokuta, and our personal Olabisi Onabanjo College Educating Hospital (OOUTH), as a result of when there’s a drawback, we rush the affected person to the closest accessible medical facility. This has, over time, helped us in coping with tough conditions,” he added.
He recommended the Committee for initiating the assembly, noting that it could assist them evaluation one another’s analysis, growth, and new strategies and be of help in coping with various kinds of diseases and ailments.
Talking earlier, chairman of the Committee and Chief Medical Director, College of Uyo Educating Hospital, Uyo, Prof Emem Bassey, recommended Governor Abiodun for investing within the well being sector, emphasizing that the elevated funding, recruitment of various classes of well being employees and renovation of over 100 Major Healthcare Centres throughout the state, was worthy of be aware.
He stated the Committee made up of all heads of federal medical establishments, was within the state for its 106th Common Assembly, to look evaluation and be taught from one another to impression positively on their completely different hospitals on the finish of the assembly.
