By Chioma Obinna

lagos—To cushion the effect of the increasing cost of medical care with out-of-pocket payments, the Lagos State Government will tomorrow begin a four-month-long medical missions in its 20 Local Government Areas, LGA, and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDA.

The Eko Medical Mission which had been used over the years to complement health service delivery in the state would provide free screening for non communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes and treatment for common ailments.

Addressing a press conference yesterday in Lagos, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, who announced that the mission would run from March 1st  through 8th of June, 2017, said the mission became necessary as the current economic downturn has affected the free health policy of the state.