The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, says that from January, patients will be provided free treatment for diabetics, hypertension, and sickle cell in state-owned health facilities.
The governor expressed concern about the rising number of cases of the diseases among the vulnerable population in the state.
He stated this on Thursday at the Annual Physician Week, which the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) organised in Hadejia Local Government Area.
The NMA organised the event in Hadejia town to raise awareness of the prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Hadejia Emirate.
The governor, represented by Abdullahi Kainuwa, the state’s commissioner for Health, also said the administration plans to complete free kidney dialysis centres at the headquarters of the five emirate councils of the state—Dutse, Hadejia, Kazaure, Ringim, and Gumel—by March next year.
“The government is establishing dialysis centres in all the five emirate headquarters of the state. So…