Kwara govt reaffirms commitment to quality healthcare service

Date: 2019-09-12

THE Kwara government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the health of the people is given priority through quality health services.

The Deputy Governor in the state, Mr Kayode Alabi, stated this on Tuesday in Ilorin while declaring open the 33rd Annual National Conference of Nigeria Ophthalmic Nurses Association.

Alabi noted that the state was on the path to greatness under the leadership of Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq

He said this was in view of his various interventions and payment of counterpart funds in the health sector among other initiatives.

"You will all agree with me that the theme of the conference is germane: "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight, Countdown to the Final Lap."

"The eyes, small as they are, are very important components of our bodies and cannot be separated from our daily life.

"The Holy Books also states that "The eye is the light of the body; if your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

"It is therefore not surprising that a discussion on this apparently small part of our body is the reason behind this big gathering of dignitaries, intellectuals and stakeholders alike," Alabi said.

He called on the participants to carry out an appraisal of Vision 2020, noting that it was barely a year to the supposed accomplishment of the lofty ideals. "The programme was launched in the Year 1999 and now 20 years down the line, how have we fared as a nation in the accomplishment of this vision?

"For this cause, and to this end, we have all gathered; and for the rest of this week, we have lined up programmes aimed at finding viable answers to this question," he said.

The Chairperson of the association in the state, Mrs Oluwatoyin Opawoye said that the right to sight was a global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness.

Opawoye said it was also a joint programme of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Avoidable Blindness (IAPB).

She thanked the state government for encouraging and training nurses as ophthalmic personnel, saying it had enhanced the accessibility of citizens to eye healthcare.

The National Chairman of the association, Mr Stephen Lamiya, said that citizens have a right to enjoy the good sight and access quality care that would promote and provide good eyesight and eye health.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Rihanat Ajia     Zara Umar     Yusuf A. Usman     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Omar Gambari     Imam Gambari     Lawan     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Yemi Sanni     Abatemi Usman     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Unilorin     Stephen Fasakin     Kwara 2023     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     James Kolo     Umar Ayinla Saro     Binta Abubakar Mora     Muazam Nayaya     Innocent Okoye     Paul Odama     UNIFEMGA     Khairat Gwadabe     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Neo Mundo Ltd     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Olushola Saraki     Oya State     Ayinde Oki     KW-GIS     Hamza Usman     Nigerian Correctional Service     Saliu Tunde Bello     Undergraduate Bursary     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Hajj     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Talaka Parapo     Toyin Saraki     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Rashidi Yekini     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Bashir Badawi     Sa\'ad Alanamu     JMK Construction Company Limited     Abubakar Imam     Muhammad Yahya     Laolu Saraki     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Joseph Offorjama     Okasanmi Ajayi     Fola Consultant     Kayode Ibrahim     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     TIC     Salman Suleiman     Bukola Ajikobi     Saka Isau     Shero     Abdulfatai Baakini     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Bamidele Adegoke     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Kaosarah Adeyi     Oluronke Adeyemi     Babatunde Ajeigbe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abubakar Atiku     IF-K     Kisra     Plat Technologies Limited     Maryam Nurudeen     Emir Of Ilorin     Oladimeji Thompson     Al-Adaby     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Dumagi     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Adijat Adebiyi     Umar Ayinla Saro     Aliyu Adebayo     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Obuh     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Kwabes     Kanu Agabi     Muritala Awodun     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Rachael Obisesan     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Ifelodun     Micheal Imoudu     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     ASMAU PLAZA     Bankole Omisore     Rashidi Yekini     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Kwara State Pension Board     Hassan Oyeleke     Sai Kayi     Egbewole     Bilikisu Gambari     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Azeez Salawu     Amoyo     Tayo Awodiji     Saheed Akinwumi     Yoruba     Lawal Jimoh     Olaiya Zuberu     Bureau Of Lands     Flights To Ilorin     Suleiman Abubakar     Trade Lenda SME Fair     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Yahya Mohammed     Sherif Shagaya     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Ajakaye     Shururat Olatinwo     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Tafidan Kaiama     Magaji Are     TESCOM     Zulkifli Ibraheem     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     IHS Towers     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Voices Of Tomorrow     Balikis Jawondo     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Kwara NIPR     Local Government Pension Board     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     08001000100     Bisi Oyeleke     Modibo Kawu     Sabo-Oke     Segun Adeniyi     Ajase-Ipo     Kassim Babamale     Alore