Akwa Ibom Lawmaker Organises Medical Surgeries For 10,323 Patients

ABOUT 10,323 people have received medical treatment for different ailments in a recently concluded free comprehensive medical and surgical outreach, organised in Eket/ONNA/Esit-Eket/Ibeno federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State.

The outreach held at different locations, including the Cottage Hospitals in Upenekang (Ibeno), Ekpene Obo (Esit Eket), the General Hospital in Awa (ONNA) and culminating at Immanuel General Hospital in Eket had provided life-saving treatments and consultations to thousands of people within and outside the federal constituency.

According to the sponsor of the programme, the lawmaker representing Ibeno/Eket/Onna/Esit Eket, Hon. Okpolukpum Ette, said the gesture is to complement Governor Umo Eno’s policy thrust on healthcare and the United Nation’s Universal Healthcare for Akwa Ibom through the Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Agency (AKSHIA),

The lawmaker said he had made quality healthcare services available for the vulnerable of the area at no cost.

While restating his commitment to improving the well-being of the people of his constituency in line with the ongoing efforts to provide accessible healthcare and uplift the lives of his people, the lawmaker thanked residents of Akwa Ibom State for leveraging on the opportunity offered by the outreach.

SituationReport gathered that AKSHIA is a state health insurance scheme whose premium payment is at N18,000. The amount guarantees universal coverage for the vulnerable and the informal sector group.

However, about 8,720 people benefited from the outreach, which saw a team of medical professionals performing 803 surgeries, including high-risk procedures such as Caesarean sections, Myomectomies (fibroid removal), eye surgeries, exploratory laparotomies, treatment for perforated peptic ulcers and ruptured appendices.
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