Imo workers to enjoy free medical care —Uzodinma

Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has approved free medical care for the state workers as part of the Social Health Insurance Scheme for civil servants in the state.

Uzodimma who gave the approval for the free medical scheme during a town hall meeting in Owerri with senior management staff of the Imo Civil Service, said the gesture was part of efforts to :ensure that civil servants in the state remained healthy, motivated and well positioned to carry out their duties.”

“Health is wealth. We therefore remain committed to improving the health and by extension the productivity of civil servants in our state’s workforce.

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”I’ve been told it would cost N500 million to sustain this health insurance but that notwithstanding, I remain committed to it,” the governor said, while urging the civil servants to reciprocate the kind gesture by his administration by dedicating themselves to their duties.

Uzodima who directed the state’s Ministry of Health to immediately commence the process of getting all verified workers into the free medical scheme, said that workers at both state and local government levels, would be receiving medical care from government owned hospitals and designated private hospitals.

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