Lagos begins 100 days of free healthcare services in 57 councils

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Dr Jide Idris

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

The Lagos State Government will on March 1, 2017 embark on free Medical Mission to provide free healthcare services to residents of Lagos across the 20 Local Governments and 57 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs.

State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, who disclosed this on Monday at a news conference in Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria said that the free healthcare, under the Lagos State Medical Mission, would commence on March 1 and end on June 8, 2017.

He said the programme over the years had helped to complement health service delivery in the state, aside helping government to take healthcare to the grassroots and undeserved areas of Lagos State, by addressing pressing health issues of the rural communities in the state.

“These Missions provide primary care services that take healthcare to the doorsteps of its citizens at no cost…

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