Governor Adeleke Launches New Round of Free Medical Outreach, Directs Future Sector Wide Implementation

Governor Ademola Adeleke has flagged off the second round of Imole Medical Outreach with an estimated 30, 000 citizens expected to benefit from all forms of surgeries.

Conducting the exercise at Ilesa General Hospital on Wednesday, the Governor affirmed his belief in the philosophy that it takes a healthy nation to build a wealthy nation, assuring the populace that he will continue to invest the State resources to improve the health status of our people.

 "Today, we have come again, as a government that understand the needs of its people to reach out to our citizens in order to alleviate their medical challenges.

We have again made provisions to take care of various medical cases. The Government has provided adequate medications for this exercise and shall provide reading glasses for those that may require them."

"The current outreach program will take place in six centers with two (2) from each Senatorial district. We believe this will in no small measure reduce the current economic burden our people have had to bear", he said.

Governor Adeleke however directed the Commissioner for Health to work out a plan to make this outreach a regular feature of his administration.

"The Ministry should create a holistic agenda in this respect. The programme should be mainstreamed across State health institutions." 

"The implementation of the above directive will make the outreach more sustainable, more inclusive and expand the scope of benefit." 

"I urge the Commissioner, the Special Advisers, the boards and the management of the state health institutions to integrate the private sector in the expanded programmes. This will expand funding capacity and eventually deepen the delivery capacity of stakeholders", the Governor noted.

Speaking at the occassion , the Chairman of the Board of Osun State Teaching Hospital, Hon. Niyi Owolade, commended Governor Adeleke for his passion for caring for the people of Osun State.

"Osun people rejoice that a leader who truly love them is in charge. The Governor personally took deep interest in the free surgery programme. Here we are with another round of life saving outreach", Owolade said.

Prof. Peter Babatunde Olaitan, the Chairman of the planning committee and Chief Medical Director of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital explained that the committee followed up the instruction of the Governor at the conclusion of the first phase of the exercise where 23,000 citizens benefitted.

"We want to assure the state leadership that all logistics are in place to ensure  successful surgeries in all the six slated zones", Prof. Olaitan assured.

The event was attended by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi; the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye; the Chief of Staff, Hon. Kazeem Akinleye; the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Hon. Sunday Bisi among others.


Signed

Mallam Olawale Rasheed,

Spokesperson to the State Governor

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