The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday offered free health care services to more than 1,000 residents of Kuje Area Council in the capital city. It was part of the activities to mark the 25th Democracy Day Anniversary and the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu in office. The programme, tagged: “Renewed Hope Free Medical Outreach,” according to the organisers was launched to address the alarming rates of maternal and infant mortality, and other major health concerns in the nation’s capital.
Organised by Health Services and Environment Secretariat FCTA, the intervention was supported by Smart Gas- a private firm. Representing the Minister for State for the FCT, Mariya Mahmoud, the Mandate Secretary, FCTA’s Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Adedolapo Fasawe, noted that the special healthcare services would not end at the outreach venues, but extended to all the healthcare facilities across the Abuja rural communities. She said the initiative was informed by President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to improving health indices nationwide.
The services provided during the outreach included free consultations, medications, blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, and HIV screening and counselling. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news an.
