Plateau to organise free medical care for 200,000 residents

The Plateau state government says it has concluded arrangements to organise free medical care for 200,000 residents.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Cletus Shukuk, made the disclosure on Monday in Jos at the official launch of “Project 10 Million; Know Your Number, Control Your Number.”

Shukuk explained that the free medical care was basically screening for hypertension and diabetes, which were non-communicable diseases.

The commissioner said the programme was a comprehensive intervention strategically in line with the national campaign of the Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum to combat the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases.

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According to him, the project would provide immediate counselling and referral and would also link newly diagnosed patients to treatment facilities. (NAN)