RAYMOND OZOJI reports
" The last time I visited one hospital in my area, I saw a lot of people that needed medical help. Some of these drugs are not that expensive but when they go to the hospital, it becomes expensive.
So I decided to bring medical consultants, doctors and nurses to check my people very well and know those that have ailments like cancer, brain tumor, diabetes and other dire health conditions.
Then the medical consultants will now refer them to the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) where they would be taking drugs free of charge from the hospitals designated by ASHIA because I registered them with the agency free and I took that decision to be responsible for their healthcare. "
That was the affirmation of the lawmaker representing Orumba-South state constituency in the 8th legislature of Anambra State Hon. Engr. Emmanuel Nwafor, who has declared a 5-day free medical mission for the 15 communities of Orumba-South Local Government Area of the state.
Nwafor who stated that his constituency free medical outreach was part of activities marking his two years anniversary in the 8th assembly, noted that the essence was to help their health as he strongly believes that health is life.
He said his people were mostly farmers and they needed to be strong enough for their farming activities especially now that it is the rainy season. That they needed to be fit to go to their farms.
The lawmaker explained that apart from the ailments aforementioned, his constituency medical exercise seeks to identify as well as address issues concerning HIV/AIDS and other diseases, noting that he has signed with the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) to register more people to enable have access to quality comprehensive healthcare.
Nwafor who pointed out that his constituency free medical mission was in line with the state government's efforts in the health sector, maintained that the state health insurance scheme was established to help achieve universal health coverage especially in the rural areas.
He equally observed that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has revamped as well as revived Primary Healthcare Centres in the state and made them very functional as the PHCs now have solar electricity to boost operational efficiency.
He therefore added that the Primary Healthcare Centre in his community Ezira has been refurbished by the state government to help his community have access to quality healthcare services even as he also stressed that the entire Orumba-South benefitted immensely from the renovations and revival of Primary Healthcare Centres carried out by the state government.
Nwafor who doubles as the Chairman House of Assembly Committee on Works and Infrastructure, said his constituency free medical outreach was for all ages depending on the health conditions discovered by the medical experts as beneficiaries would be referred to the state health insurance agency for free drugs and other services covered by ASHIA as it relates to the patient's needs.
According to him, a lot of people in Orumba-South have been benefitting from ASHIA's health intervention schemes before his current free medical exercise courtesy of him because he registered them with the scheme. That more people would be registered with ASHIA in the course of his 5-day constituency free medical interventions in Orumba-South Local Government Area.
He said that the outreach which he commenced Tuesday this week is expected to end Saturday 14th June, 2025.
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