Yayi rolls out free health programme, targets over 10,000 constituents

Over 10,000 constituents of Ogun West are expected to benefit from the free health programme.

The initiative which is the second edition was organised by the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Adeola in a statement by his media adviser, Kayode Odunaro, said the four-day Free Health Outreach Programme, will hold between Tuesday, March 11 and Friday, March 14, 2025, this week.

The high ranking Senator explained that the programme is billed to take place simultaneously across the five Local Government Areas of the senatorial district.

He added that the programme which would hold concurrently in a decentralized four venues in each local government of the Senatorial District, namely Yewa South, Yewa North, Ado-Odo/Ota, Ipokia and Imeko Afon LGAs.

According to him, 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.

He lists other aspects of the health initiative include free drugs for anemia, pain, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis for six months.

“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,” the senator said.

Adeola asked all the constituents of the senatorial district to troop out to benefit from the initiative that has been brought to their door steps.