By: Wale Obelewaji
As part of effort to improve healthcare service delivery in Ekiti State, the state government has stepped up sensitisation activities on its twin Programmes tagged Ulerawa and Basic Health Care Provision Fund.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani who led the state government health team to the Olojudo palace, Ido Ekiti, Ido/Osi Local Government Areas of Ekiti State said the twin Programmes provided free healthcare services to Ekiti residents at the 177 Public Health Centres across the state.
Dr Filani stated that Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has committed huge amount of money to cater for the health need of Ekiti people.
The sensitization visit also featured medical outreach where residents of Ido Osi LGAs and its environs were registered and attended to on their various health needs.
“I also met with some of the Traditional rulers of the Local Government Areas particularly the Olojudo of Ido Ekiti who concindentally has just been appointed as the chairman Ekiti State Council of Obas HRM Oba Ayorinde Ilori Faboro.” The Commissioner said.
He noted that services rendered free at the facilities included maternal Health Care such as : Antenatal care, delivery, post natal services, family planning and Child care, nutrition as well as Malaria treatments for all categories of people.
Dr Filani added that collection of cards, consultation and laboratory test are also free of charge at those facilities. He called on members of the public to take advantage of the programme.
In his remark, the Chairman Ekiti Council of Obas and Olojudo of Ido-Ekiti, HRM Oba Ayorinde Ilori Faboro expressed deep appreciation to Governor Oyebanji for the laudable health intervention and other developmental projects across the state.
Oba Faboro called on his subjects to maximize the opportunity provided by the programmes to cater for their health needs.
Other speakers at the event included the Chairman, Ido/Osi Local Government Area Hon (Dr) Ogunsina, General Manager, Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme Dr Charles Doherty, Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Ayodele Seluwa, Owalogbo of Ilogbo-Ekiti, HRM Oba( Dr) Edward Ajayi and Olugbole of Igbole-Ekiti HRM Oba Gbenga Ajayi Adetiloye ll applauded the Governor for the timely health interventions.