The flaging off of the free medical care took place at
Government Model Health Center Baisa the
headquarters of Kurmi local government area.
While presenting his speech at the flag off ceremony,
the caretaker chair and sponsor of the free Medicare
Mr. Agya said the dream to offer free medical care to
the people was a five year old ambition which he
intend to actualized when he contested for the
chairmanship of the local government in 2011.
Agya said the people of the area who were supposed
to be the richest among others in the state remained
the poorest due to lack of good health.
He stated that the area was blessed with abundant
Agricultural resources which needed the energy of
the citizens.
Agya said since the Kurmi area was far away from
other towns in the state, it became impossible for the
people to access medical care in better hospitals.
He further narrated that his intension was to create
better health among the people and inturn bring
initiatives that can make them resourceful.
“From registration to cutting of card and treatment is
going to be free, nobody should ask any of you to pay
Kobo, all that is to be used including the drugs have
already being paid for”
“The doctors are qualified doctors from various
fields, the hospital has been well equipped for this
program and the treatment of people of Kurmi, both
adults and children, we are going to do it
continuously until the health within our communities
becomes better”
“There is a saying that health is wealth, I want to
make sure you are wealthy but I will make sure you
are healthy first” Agya stated.
The head of the team of doctors who are involved in
the free medical care Dr. Danga. I Danga told
Vanguard that the treatment includes Malaria, testing
of HIV, surgery on Hynea, and other related diseases.
He also confirmed that all the required drugs and
facilities for surgery were made available by the
sponsor of the program.
Dr. Danga also said his team of doctors were
targeting treatment of people between the rang of
four to five hundred in two weeks.