- The chief whip of Lagos state House of assembly, Rotimi Abiru, has organised a three-day free care for Bariga residents
- He said the programme was meant to help the residents have access to free health facilities
- Abiru noted that the large turnout of the residents for the programme was an indication that people's health must be properly taken care of
No fewer than one thousand and five hundred people of Bariga area of Lagos state have benefitted from a free health programme organized by the chief whip of the state House of assembly, Hon. Rotimi Abiru.
NAIJ.com reports that the lawmaker who represents Somolu constituency II in the Lagos state House of assembly told newsmen during media chat that the programme "is a way of giving back to the constituency."
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The event, which was the maiden edition tagged, "Three-day medical outreach," took place at Bariga Local Council Development Area of the state.
Some medical personnel attending to people during the free health care programme
Abiru said: "Health is wealth. We want our people to have access to health facilities. I realised that many of our people have health challenges but due to fund, they could not go to hospitals."
Some residents of Bariga waiting patiently for the medical screening exercise
While reiterating the necessity for the free health programme, which according to the lawmaker "it's first of its kinds," Abiru explained that recently a member of the staff of the council lost his life as a result of health challenges.
He noted that the large turnout of the residents for the programme was additional pointer for the need to take care of the people health-wise.
Some medical personnel attending to people during the free health care programme
He further hinted that there was provision for referral if there were complicated cases, saying that some staff of the state ministry of health were also present to provide assistance.
Also speaking at the event, the head of the medical team, Dr. Mustapha Lekan, who disclosed that there had been adequate arrangement in place to ensure that the patients were given required treatments.
The medical expert stated that there were provisions for general medical checkups, dental treatments, high blood pressure, HIV test, eye screening and others.
Some medical personnel attending to people during the free health care programme
According to him, there were rooms for consultations, scaling and polishing of teeth, adding that there were free drug which would be provided at the end of the medical checkups.
The beneficiaries commended the lawmaker for having the initiative to take care of their health, saying Abiru had demonstrated good quality of a leader.
Comrade Adeniji Michael who came for dental treatment disclosed that he had been having tooth challenges for more than two years.
He explained that he had once visited a hospital in the area but was advised to remove the aching tooth, saying the dentist at the Bariga's venue also prescribed the removal of his tooth.
Ariyo Bolanle who visited the place for eye screening noted that she had eye glasses that were to be renewed every three years.
While commending Hon. Abiru for organizing the programme, the middle aged woman appealed to organizers to hasten up as she had been there very early in the morning.
Some medical personnel attending to people during the free health care programme
On her part, Aregbesola Khadijat, said she came along with her two daughters for medical treatments.
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According to the woman, she came for general checkups while one of her daughters, Aminat came for eye screening and the other daughter, Rahmat came for treatment of chest pain.
Some residents of Bariga waiting patiently for the medical screening exercise
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that the chief whip of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Abiru representing Shomolu constituency II, appealed to the people of Bariga on the challenges of drainages causing serious damage in the area.
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Source: Naija.ng
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