YSCHMA:Conducts Free Medical Outreach Programme For Vulnerable in Bade
By:Usman Ibrahim Geidam
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA), has conducted a free medical outreach for vulnerable groups in Gashu,a town, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area.
The exercise, held on Friday, 21st of August 2026 at the famous Lawan Musa Primary Health Care Centre in Gashua, provided medical consultations, free drugs and medical consumables, and health education amongst others to over 1,500 beneficiaries.
Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of the agency,Dr.Babagana Tijjani said, "the free medical outreach is aimed at bringing healthcare service closer to the people at the grassroots level".
He also stated that the free medical outreach is targeting vulnerable groups, providing the beneficiaries from consultations to free drugs and medical consumables.
"We are working to ensure that no one is left behind in accessing quality healthcare service", Dr.Tijjani added.
The ES further stated that the exercise is to help scale-up access to healthcare services in order to reduce the current hardship and out-of-pocket expenditure among vulnerable populations in Gashua town in line with the health policy agenda of Governor Mai Mala Buni-led administration in the state.
Some beneficiaries of the free medical outreach programme who spoke separately, commended the agency for the good gesture. They expressed their deep appreciation to the management team of YSCHMA and the Yobe state government under the current administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni for coming to their aid at the right time. They also expressed satisfaction on the level of medical services provided to beneficiaries by the healthcare providers at the free medical outreach programme.
According to the ES, a similar exercise would also be conducted in other parts of the state in the coming weeks as part of YSCHMA's good gesture in healthcare service delivery to the residents of the state, especially the vulnerable population.
YSCHMA under the leadership of its Executive Secretary, Dr.Babagana Tijjani, will continue to prioritise the healthcare needs of the residents of Yobe state as part of ongoing efforts by the agency to achieve universal health coverage in Yobe by the year 2030.
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