Ekiti Free Health Mission Outreach Team has saved the life of a 2-year old boy, Yusuf Saka suffering from fever and anemia. Yusuf Saka hails from Iyemero-Ekiti, which is one of the hard-to-reach settlements in Ikole Local Government area of the State.
The boy, who would have died on that fateful day, was lucky to have received prompt medical attention from the team that was on a mission to the community.
Folakemi Olomojobi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Human Services, who led the team urged parents and care givers who were at Iyemero Comprehensive Health Centre to embrace the medical opportunity presented by the Kayode Fayemi-led administration.
The Permanent Secretary advised them to always seek prompt medical attention from health centers in their localities where they could easily be referred to tertiary health institutions outside their immediate community whenever there was any need for that.
Olomojobi,a medical doctor revealed that the health team had concentrated on hard-to-reach areas across the State to give adequate care to rural dwellers.
Reacting to the gesture, the mother of the 2-year old boy, Rashidat Saka who could not hide her joy appreciated the state government for organizing the free health programme describing it as timely.
She sued for the continuation of the programme which she said would save more lives in the State.
While expressing their appreciation to the State government on the free medical care provided for them by government, some of the beneficiaries of the health mission described the mission as worthwhile.
The next points of call of the free health mission were in Igbemo and Iyin-Ekiti in Irepodun-Ifelodun Ire-Ekiti and ijelu-Ekiti in Oye Local Government areas.
Akinremi Feyisipo
