A medical team of the
Kwara State Association in North America (KSANG) yesterday arrive Ilorin to
provide free medical services, including surgery to patients as part of efforts
by Kwarans in the diaspora to support government's healthcare services through
500 meters access to quality primary healthcare.
Addressing the team,
which comprises pharmacists, consultants and neurologists from the United
States of America, during a courtesy visit to Government House in Ilorin, Kwara
State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed reiterated his administration's
commitment to partnering with Non Governmental Organizations across the world
to improve access to qualitative healthcare by the people of the state.
"It's only through partnership that access to qualitative healthcare could
be achieved and sustained, given the capital intensive nature of medical
care", Dr Ahmed said.
While assuring the
people that the state's community health insurance scheme was being
expanded to attain state wide coverage in order to ensure improved access to
medical care by the people, the Governor said his administration’s health
policy was designed to drive governance through the availability of healthy
work force with improved capacity.
The Leader of the KSANG
medical team, Mr Wole Adeoye said the team would be in Kwara state for two
weeks to provide free medical service and surgery to patients across the state.
Mr Adeoye commended the
state governments medical care policy, especially the rehabilitation of five
General Hospitals and the expansion of community health insurance scheme
to more parts of the state.
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