Olu Of Agboyi Kingdom, HRM, Oba Oladega, Residents Commend Governor Sanwolu on EKOSHA Rural Health Scheme
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The Olu of Agboyi Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Monsuru Abimbola Adekanbi Oladega, Akinmasa I and residents of Agboyi kingdom, have commended Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for the provision of Mobile Clinic for quality healthcare services to the people of the Kingdom.
Speaking during the Town Hall meeting on EKO Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA) Rural Health Scheme organised by the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), for the residents of Agboyi Ori-Omi, in Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, Oba Oladega, said that his people are grateful to Mr. Governor and the Permanent Secretary, LASHMA, Dr Emnanuella Zamba, for bringing heathcare services closer to the people in his kingdom.
The Monarch said that the feedback received from the Enrollees who used the mobile clinic was satisfactory. He appealed to LASHMA not to stop the Rural Health Scheme programme so that more residents of the community can benefit from the covered healthcare services under the Scheme.
Oba Ladega urged residents in the community to continue to tap the opportunity provided by the Lagos State Government and ensure that they visit the Mobile Clinic whenever they have any health challenge.
The Permanent Secretary, LASHMA, Dr Emnanuella Zamba, said that the Lagos State Government, launched the Rural Health Scheme, to bridge healthcare access gaps for residents in hard-to-reach areas, underserved communities or areas without a functional Primary Health Center (PHC).
Dr. Zamba commended HRM, the Olu of Agboyi Kingdom, Oba Monsuru Abimbola Oladega and the entire Chiefs in the Kingdom, for their support in ensuring that Rural Health Scheme, kicked off from Agboyi Ori-Omi so that residents can have access to equitable and quality healthcare services.
The Permanent Secretary noted that 2,546 residents in Agboyi Ori-Omi, have enrolled under the Scheme since it was launched and that out of this number, 791 Enrolees have accessed care from January 2026 – September 2026. She added that 276 referrals have also been initiated to either Mascara PHC, Ketu or Gbagada General Hospital at no additional cost to the Enrolees.
According to her, 251 of the 791 Enrolees were treated for Urinary Tract Infection (URTI)/ General Body Pain, 144 were for elevated Blood Pressure and 63 were also treated for diabetes. Dr. Zamba added that the known hypertensive snd diabetes patients, have been placed on their monthly refill drugs free-of-charge.
The Permanent Secretary also explained that 410 malaria screenings were conducted during the period and only 66 of the tests done were confirmed as malaria positive. She therefore implored residents of Agboyi Ori-Omi to always undergo malaria test at the Mobile Clinic whenever they feel feverish, before they take any drug.
Dr. Zamba applauded Mr. Governor for dedicating one percent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) as Equity Fund, increasing the Equity Fund from N1 Billion to N3 Billion and making the Equity Fund, a one-line charge.
She assured the Executive Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, Honourable Adetola Aduni Abubakar, HRM Oba Monsuru Oladega, transporters and residents of Agboyi Kingdom, that the Mobile Clinic would continue to operate within the scheduled time in the community pending when there would be a functional PHC and that the transportation arrangement for referred patients would not stop.
The Permanent Secretary called on the Providers – Mascara PHC, Ketu and Gbagada General Hospital, to ensure that Enrolees from Agboyi Ori-Omi kingdom are given quality and equitable healthcare services. The Executive Chairman, Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area, Honourable Adetola Aduni Abubakar, represented by the Secretary to the LCDA, Honourable Tajudeen Akinyemi, in her goodwill message, commended LASHMA for initiating the EkOSHA Rural Health Scheme so that residents in underserved communities can also live a healthy life.
Hon. Abubakar urged LASHMA to intervene in areas where complaints may have been identified so that barriers to accessing quality healthcare services under the Scheme can be reduced.
Beneficiaries of the Rural Health Scheme including the Baale of Ishe Waterside, Chief Idowu Adesina, appreciated LASHMA for a job well done in attending to the healthcare needs of the residents within the community.
Please recall that the Rural Health Scheme launched by the Lagos State Government at Agboyi Ori-Omi on 11th November, 2025, was in line with the Executive Order signed by Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, on 16th July, 2024. The Rural Health Scheme, was also launched in Erikiti-Oglo community in Badagry Division, on 12th August, 2026.
