Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday disclosed that the state has paid medical bills for 18, 000 persons following its recent offer to pick certain categories of bills at the primary and secondary health care centres.
Sanwo-Olu, also disclosed that among the number, over 600 were for childbirth.
According to the Governor, the medical intervention will continue as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.
He also announced additional measures by the state government to aid residents saying that 100,000 youths will be fed once a day across the Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
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Tweeting on his verified Twitter handle account, Gov. Sanwo-Olu said: “A few weeks ago I announced that we will be footing the medical bills for cases at all our primary and secondary health care centres during this period. I am happy to announce that over 18,000 people have accessed the medical services with over 600 childbirths, all free of charge.
“This medical intervention will continue as part of our multi-sector approach to cushioning the effect of the lockdown on our residents. The state government will continue to do more as we stop the spread of #COVID19 in Lagos. We thank our medical workers for all their efforts.
“Today, I announced more measures to cushion the effect of the extended lockdown in Lagos.
“We have begun the distribution of relief items to 250,000 vulnerable residents and in addition to this, 100,000 youths will be provided one meal per day across LCDAs via our food kitchens.”
