Ekiti State Government has spent a sum of N72milllion as medical assistance to needy patients who could not afford the cost of medical services due to financial constraints in the last 18 months.
The state Commissioner for Health , Prof Olusola Fasubaa made this known during a ministerial press briefing organized by the state ministry of Information and Civic Orientation in Ado-Ekiti.
Prof Fasubaa also disclosed that artificial limbs and other aid materials worth N18million were also distributed to physically challenged people in the state during the period under review.
According to the Health Commissioner , the State Government has been taking all these steps because of its believe that Health Care must not only be affordable for the people but must be made accessible to all.
He explained that the state Ambulance Service has also been strengthened with the procurement of additional 4 units of Ford E-350 ambulances to take care of patients that need emergency medical services
Prof Fasubaa explained that Free Medical Services to the people of the state as captured in Agenda 5 of the administration’s 8-Point Agenda sought to ensure that Essential Health Services were provided to vulnerable groups while immunization coverage had also increased significantly in the state during the period under review
While advising pregnant women to patronize government health centres,the Commissioner stressed that the [present administration had implemented programmes and policies that had reduced maternal and infant mortality to the barest minimum in the state.
Last modified: June 4, 2012
