Govt Launches Free Hypertension, Diabetes Screening, Oct. 28

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The Honourable Commissioner for Health Dr Amina Ahmed El-lmam Addressing the Media on Project 10milion on 24th October 2024.


Kwara State Government, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, is set to record another landmark achievement by launching a free screening excercise for hypertension and diabetes across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State, beginning from Monday 28th October. 

The one week excercise 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, stated this today in her office, during a press briefing, disclosing that the screening was in respect of Governor 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.

"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. With this intervention, Kwara Project Ten Million’s target, is to reach at least 196,913 Kwara residence, at the end of the exercise 

 196,913 residence 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 on the outreach, members of the public are however directed to access Kwara State Ministry of Health's social media pages.

Falade Gbenga 
Press Secretary 
MoH
08035127868.

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