Kwara govt begins free hypertension, diabetes screening October 28

The Kwara State Government, through the Ministry of Health, is set to launch a free screening exercise for hypertension and diabetes in all 16 Local Government Areas of the state beginning on Monday 28th, October.

Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam, the state Commissioner for Health, while disclosing this today in her office during a press briefing, said the screening was in respect of Governor AbdulRazaq’s directive to provide free medical services for the people of Kwara State, focusing the grassroots in particular.

El-Imam noted that past medical outreaches have significantly improved the health standards of the people across the state, especially those with limited or no access to healthcare facilities.

She said, “The newly approved free hypertension and diabetes screening exercise is part of the current administration’s commitment to delivering quality healthcare services to  Kwarans.”

The Commissioner thereafter assured the people that medical experts would be on the ground at the screening locations to offer necessary guidance and affordable treatment options for likely positive cases detected during the screening.

“This is an initiative of the Nigeria Health Commissioner’s Forum, aimed at screening 10 million Nigerians for two of the deadliest non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes, across the 36 federation states, including Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. With this intervention, Kwara Project Ten Million’s target is to reach at least 196,913 Kwara residents at the end of the exercise

For further details on the outreach, public members are, however, directed to access Kwara State Ministry of Health’s social media pages.