Osun Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has assured private schools in the state that they will soon benefit from the free eye treatment initiative currently being implemented in public schools.
The governor made this promise at an event where he symbolically presented corrective glasses and drugs to pupils and students in public primary and secondary schools.
Adeleke stated that his administration is committed to ensuring that no child is left behind in the scheme of things and that the initiative will soon be extended to private schools.
The state government has already distributed free eye treatment, including corrective eyeglasses, essential medications, and surgical procedures, to over 42,000 public students identified with visual impairments.
In a related development, the governor also unveiled multi-million naira worth of medical equipment for accredited government health facilities, aimed at providing quality healthcare to all enrollees.
“Our administration remains resolute in revitalising the Health sector. In fulfillment of our promises, we have fully approved the training allowance for resident doctors and implemented the full COMMESS and CONHESS salary structures for health workers, ensuring they receive their entitlements promptly.
“We have also embarked on a massive renovation and upgrading of healthcare facilities across the state.
“In just two years, 200 out of the 332 focal Primary Health Centres have been modernized, and the remaining ones will soon follow. In furtherance to these efforts, our government has enrolled over 25,000 pensioners into the Osun Health Insurance Scheme free of charge, ensuring that our senior citizens receive quality healthcare.
“In the spirit of inclusivity, we have enrolled about 10,000 persons living with disabilities (PWDs) into OHIS and provided thousands of assistive devices, including wheelchairs (some motorised), walking sticks, crutches, hearing aids, talking watches, ultraviolet creams, umbrellas, and eyeglasses. Our administration,” he stated.
Also, the Executive Secretary of the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA), Rasaq Akindele, emphasized that the programme on eye problems of students, was designed to bring relief and comfort to students struggling with undiagnosed vision problems.
“The idea of the imole eye health is targeted at bringing relief and comfort to the students of public primary and secondary school. Many students perform poorly in the school, not because they are nog intelligent but because they have problem with there sight, a lot of them do not see what the teacher write and demonstrate on the board.
“A lot of them strain to read their books which eventually leads to poor academic performance. This are all concerns to Mr Governor who insists that this must stop and we must give good sights to our students,” he submitted.
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