Enugu State Ministry of Health has felicitated residents of the state on this year’s Easter celebration, urging them to prioritise healthcare by protecting and patronising health facilities within their communities.
The Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu, who gave the felicitation in an Easter goodwill message in Enugu on Friday, called on residents to adhere to the lessons of Easter by exemplifying virtues of sacrifice, love, peace and one looking out for the health and well-being of others within families and communities.
According to him, with the state government’s overwhelming investment in health, everyone residing in the state should emulate the current administration of Governor Peter Mbah by making sound health number one priority.
“The death and resurrection of Christ should motivate us rising in all lukewarm attitude towards health; therefore, being active on health issues and prioritising healthcare concerns.
“Supporting all health projects, which includes the 260 Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs),
programmes and initiatives of His Excellency for them to make the needed impact and yield benefits to vast majority of our people.
“Ensure all health facilities within each ward and various communities provided by His Excellency are personally protected and monitored,” he said.
The commissioner urged residents to get actively involved in healthcare by creating access and constant patronage of PHCs and other hospitals close to them through the N12,000 yearly health insurance scheme.
“We are calling on Individuals to enroll in the state health insurance scheme; while public-spirited individuals and philanthropists can assist the indigent and others to enroll in this highly beneficial scheme (programme).
“Even family members and friends abroad (in Diaspora) can invest and enroll for their kits and kins or elderly people at home in any given village or community,” he said.
The commissioner also enjoined residents to ensure strict personal and environmental hygiene at all time.
Ugwu noted that another ideal way of prioritising health was for residents to get Permanent Voter Card (PVC) ready to re-elect the health-loving governor to continue all laudable health projects and programmes.