The Lawmaker, representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency1, Hon. Akin Rotimi will on Friday and Saturday,15 and 16th September flag off two-day free medical outreach in his constituency.
In a statement on Wednesday by the lawmaker’s spokesperson, the two-day medical outreach will hold at Ikole Specialist Hospital on Friday and Oye General Hospital on Saturday from 7.00am to 2.00pm daily.
The programme is in collaboration with the Primary Healthcare Agency, Nigerian Medical Association, Ekiti State Branch and Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti.
According to him, “The scope of the Outreach include; Medical Consultations; Minor surgeries e.g. Lipoma Excision, Herniorrhaphies, Lump Excision; Ear, Nose and Throat (removal of foreign objects); Dental Procedures (Tooth Extraction, Scaling and Polishing); Eye Tests and Distribution of Glasses; Cataract Surgeries; Care for indigent patients; Capturing of some members of the constituency under National Health Insurance Act (NHIA).”
According to the statemen, hundreds of people will be incorporated into the health insurance scheme to cover their basic medical care for one year.
“The hundreds of people to be incorporated in the health insurance scheme will get free health treatment, drugs, and all consultations free for the next one year in any of the over 50 health facilities in the state.
“We will also be offsetting the medical bills of a few of our people held in hospitals for outstanding bills. We will be working with the leadership at the wards level to provide logistics for people to be brought to Ikole from all communities.”
