The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari regime is leaving behind a legacy of quality healthcare delivery through Universal Health Coverage.

“The administration’s response to health emergencies has remained unprecedented, particularly how we were able to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country,” the minister said.

He added, “Worthy of note is that under this administration, Nigeria has been certified World polio-free.”

Mr Mohammed stated this on Saturday at the inauguration of a hospital in his hometown, Oro, near Ilorin in Kwara.

The hospital, facilitated by the minister, was built by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Another 40-bed hospital built in Igbaja town, facilitated by the minister through the SDG Office, was also inaugurated as part of the activities.

Mr Mohammed said the current administration was executing universal health suffrage by expanding the net for those captured under the Health Insurance Programme.

“The Basic Healthcare Provision Fund is being operationalised to provide healthcare to poor and indigent Nigerians. We will ensure the availability of basic minimum packages of health services.

“This will ensure that at least 100,000,000 Nigerians will have health insurance coverage through public and private sources,” he said.

On how Kwara had benefited from the federal government’s health projects, Mr Mohammed said at least three of such hospitals and the facilities had been executed by the SDGs office in the state.

According to him, a 100-bed hospital equipped with state-of-the-art facilities had been commissioned in Eiyenkorin, Asa Local Government Area, to reduce maternal death, infant and neonatal deaths.

Mr Mohammed commended the SDGs Office for the giant strides it has recorded in providing social services nationwide, particularly in remote places.

Similarly, the state governor,  Abdulraheem Abdulrazaq, said history would not forget Mr Buhari for the giant stride in the health sector and infrastructure development across the country.

Represented by the state Commissioner for Health, Raji Razaq, the governor thanked the minister for facilitating the projects and the SDG’s office for executing them.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDG, Adejoke Adefulire, urged the residents to take possession of the hospital.

(NAN)