Over 10,000 constituents of Ogun West are expected to benefit from the second edition of Senator Solomon Adeola’s (APC – Ogun West) four-day Free Health Outreach Programme, this week, it was learnt on Sunday.
Senator Adeola disclosed the details of the programme at the weekend during a meeting with medical personnel scheduled to implement the health initiative.
The programme according to him is billed to take place simultaneously across the five LGAs of the senatorial district this week.
He said the programme which would hold concurrently in a decentralized format from Tuesday March 11 – Friday 14, 2025, will take place at four venues in each local government of the Senatorial District, namely Yewa South, Yewa North, Ado-Odo/Ota, Ipokia and Imeko Afon LGAs.
He said the activities lined up for the programme include free medical consultations, blood pressure screening, malaria infection treatment with free drugs, eye screening and free eye glasses as well as health talk and counselling.
According to the senator, other aspects of the health initiative include free drugs for anemia, pain, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis for six months.
He stressed that all constituents of the senatorial district are enjoined to troop out to benefit from the initiative that has been brought to their door steps.
“This health outreach programme is targeted at reaching the highest number of citizens with health care as another dividend of democracy beyond infrastructures and empowerment.
“Good health is of critical importance to enjoy other dividends of democracy. I have facilitated health infrastructure like primary healthcare centres (PHC), intensive care units (ICUs), ambulances and provision of drugs for hospitals.
“But all these can only be accessed with knowledge and bringing services closer to constituents,” Adeola said, according to a statement by his media adviser, Kayode Odunaro, in a statement in Abuja.
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