By Donald Ojebo
Delta State government yesterday commenced free health screening for civil servants in Asaba.
The screening is being coordinated by the State Ministry of Health.
It is part of deliberate effort of the government to increase the productivity of workers.
The State Health Commissioner Dr. Mordi Ononye made this known during the flag-off ceremony of the health screening exercise.
He made a passionate appeal to civil servants to know their health status as a matter of necessity to avoid cases of sudden death.
“As a government, we do care about the health of our workers who are putting in a lot to see to it that the business of governance goes on smoothly. And this is one of the benefits from the newly constructed Secretariat building which provides a conducive work environment for workers” the Commissioner stated.
Mr. Reginald Bayoko, Delta State Head of Service, appreciated the State Ministry of Health for taking out the initiative to organize the screening exercise. d
He commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for his efforts in the health sector such as the establishment of the State Contributory Heath Commission.
The Head of Service added that the essence of the exercise was to support the larger agenda of the Governor which is the ‘Health for all Deltans.’
“He has done well for us and God will continue to guide him so that he will continue to do well for us and I want to use this medium to ask everyone to support him in his political ambition to be the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come February 2023 general election”, he said.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Philomena Okeowo said the health awareness programme was organized by the State Ministry of Health and funded by Saving One Million Lives Programme for Results
“Approximately 40% of Nigerians that are adults are hypertensive while a large percentage of our population is diabetic and these diseases are silent killers. People are going blind. If you have glaucoma you may not even be aware sometimes until you are almost going totally blind when it cannot be remedied”. she said.
