Adeleke presents free health insurance cards, life-support gadgets to PLWDS
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has presented free health insurance cards and life-support gadgets for people living with disability (PLWDS) across 30 local government areas of the state.
Adeleke made the presentation on Tuesday as part of activities to mark his two years in office as the governor of the state, at the Nelson Mandela freedom Park, Osogbo.
The Governor described the initiative as part of fulfilling another of his campaign promises, as thousands of wheelchairs, crutches, walking sticks, talking watches, artificial limbs, hearing aids, and other essential gadgets for the venerable group distributed
According to the Governor, “I am very delighted today to fulfil another series of our campaign promises. I promised my good people of Osun state about my commitment to your wellbeing. Again, I am fulfilling my promise.
“I am extremely glad that today I am presenting the OHIS card for access to free healthcare to the group of people living with disability across the state. I am not only presenting the cards, but I am also providing them with life-support gadgets and state-of-the-art medical aids that will make their existence more meaningful. They are my people; they voted for me, and they have been doing everything to support me.
“Thousands of wheelchairs (manual and automated), crutches, walking sticks, talking watches, artificial limbs, hearing aids, ultraviolet umbrellas, cream and glasses – for albinos and many more other gadgets. Some of these people with disabilities will also undergo free surgical procedures to cure their ailments.
“May I at this juncture, appreciate the Chairman of the Governing Board of OSHIA, Dr. Muyiwa Oladimeji; the entire board members, the very hardworking Executive Secretary and my own brother, Dr. Rasaq Akindele, the management and the entire staff of OSHIA, for carrying out the directives and mandate for the betterment of the good people of Osun state.
“Our efforts are not limited to those in the health sector alone. Let me remind us of the Imole Free Medical and Surgical outreaches, where thousands of our people were treated free. We have mitigated against the mass health workers exodus (the JAPA SYNDROME) by paying all the due allowances of doctors and all health workers.
“e have quite a lot to do for our people and we are poised to do everything. This is a testimony of our faithfulness to our people. Your health is our concern just like the lower school rhyme “Good, better, best; may we never rest till my good is better and my better is best.”
Speaking, the Executive Secretary Of Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA), Dr. Rasaq Akindele said provision of life aid gadgets for all the PWDs registered to ease their life activities.
He said, enrollment of 9,500 people living with disabilities (PWD), (physically disabled, spinal cord patient, deaf, dumb, blind and the albinos) into OHIS completely free of charge.
“Enrollment of more than three hundred (300) people living with HIV into the OHIS free of charge” he added.
