The Federal Government yesterday unveiled a health intervention programme that would provide free surgery to 10,000 poor and needy Nigerians registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme.
The programme, which will start on July 18 in 46 health facilities across Nigeria, will also extend free breast and cervical cancer tests to 18,000 Nigerians as well as free diabetes and hypertension tests to 500,000 others.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement yesterday after President Muhammadu Buhari met with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti. Earlier in her remarks, Moeti commended the federal government’s health programmes and pledged continued support of the WHO to the development of Nigeria’s health sector.
Source:Swankpharm
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