By Saheed Afolabi
The Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended his humanitarian gesture to the people of Mushin Local Government Area through the Free Health Insurance programme for the residents.
The programme was facilitated by the council chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Bamigboye, as part of efforts to make healthcare services available at no cost, to the people in Mushin.
The programme which is an initiative of the Lagos State Health Management Agency called “ILERA EKO” was designed to cater for the health care services of Mushin residents at primary health care centres across the length and breadth of Mushin.
Speaking at the programme, the Supervisor for Health, Hon. Femi Nuga, who represented the council chairman of Mushin Local Government, thanked the governor for the great initiative, which has made healthcare services affordable to the people at the grassroots.
He expressed the appreciation to the entire medical team of LASHMA, for bringing the programme to Mushin free of charge and prayed that God will continue to strengthen the governor and grant him success on the T.H.E.M.E agenda and triumphant victory in the becoming 2023 general elections.
The former councillor of Ward B explained that the governor has done perfectly well in the area of health and affirmed the passion of Hon. Bamigboye towards quality health care delivery for the people of Mushin.
He also thanked the people of Mushin for turning up and ensuring that the programme succeeded.
He mentioned that the turnout was an indication that the people of Mushin are passionate about the programmes of the governor.
The Head of Department, Medical Services at Mushin Local Government, Dr. Kayode Odufuwa, enlightened the beneficiaries of the free health insurance scheme that the policy is now a law in Nigeria which has made the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) compulsory for every Nigerian.
He went further to educate the people on the benefits of health insurance scheme which covers treatments of various ailments in all the Primary Health Care centres in Mushin (Free of Charge) for one year.
The residents were so excited and full of appreciation to the chairman, and the governor for the programme.
Members of the Community Development Association, Muslim and Christian communities, market men and women, youth organizations, traditional rulers, trade unions and all the stakeholders in Mushin community expressed their appreciation to the governor and the chairman for their collaboration to bring the free healthcare services to the people of the local government.
