Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has promised that his government will embark on health palliatives that will improve the people’s well-being.
He made this known during the 2023 Community Day Celebration organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The governor explained that his administration is aware of the growing cost of pharmaceutical drugs in the country, and will provide subvention to residents on medical products as was done in transportation and agric.
According to him, the subsidies on health care services and products are to cushion the economic challenges facing the citizens, particularly the rural communities.
While reminding the people of his promise to them earlier in the year, the governor said his administration has created a Department of Rural Development dedicated to taking complaints from and addressing the people’s needs, particularly in the suburbs.