FG rescues Faith, the little girl with kidney failure
Isaac Adewole, minister of health, says the federal government will foot the medical bills of Faith Andrew, a 14-year-old girl in need of a kidney transplant.
The minister’s promise followed an article by a columnist published in the TheCable and THISDAY on Sunday drawing attention to the plight of the teenager whose father died last year.
She is one of the six children being catered for by her widowed mother who is a subsistence farmer.
Adewole visited the Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital on Tuesday to see the patient.
In a tweet on the official handle of the ministry of health on Tuesday, Adeowole, who said he was acting on behalf of the federal government, also stated that “Nigerians would soon benefit from Universal Health Coverage Programme championed by the present administration.”
Faith’s mother, Evan, from Enugu state, is a widow, and has been struggling to take care of her six children.
She needs a little above N7m for a transplant.
HMH today visited Faith, a 14yr old female patient in need of Kidney transplant at Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital pic.twitter.com/sWiLDOSlSY
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
Faith is 1 of the 6 children of a widow who was unable to afford N25,000 thrice a week for dialysis let alone N7 Million for transplant
Advertisement— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
HMH who visited on behalf of the government promised to pay all medical expenses accruing to the patient
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
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HMH who visited on behalf of the government promised to pay all medical expenses accruing to the patient
Advertisement— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
HMH said every Nigerian would soon benefit from the Universal Health Coverage programme being championed by the present administration
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
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Nigerians will soon begin to enjoy universal health coverage plan championed by the current administration……still promises of party seeking power not one in power. Pls stop the promises and start delivering on your earlier campaign promises. Thanks to Simon Kolawole for championing this cause, God bless you.