Navy in Niger Delta
Navy in Niger Delta
Another 800 Niger Deltans receive FG’s free Medical
care
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in collaboration with Vision
Savers Eye Care, held a 3 day enlightenment campaign for the people
of the Niger Delta region on HIV/AIDS, Roll Back Malaria, Cancer,
and Eye Care at General Hospital Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government
Area, Delta State over the weekend.
Free medical tests,eye surgery, glasses and drugs were given to not
less than 800 beneficiaries.
In his remarks at the event, the Permanent Secretary of the
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs Aminu Aliyu Bisalla, said the
enlightenment programme would afford the beneficiaries the
opportunity to consult the doctors on communicable and
non-communicable diseases, enlightenment on prevention and
management of diseases.
The Permanent Secretary who was represented by Mr. Haman Ndahi,
Director Reforms, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, said that 19
communities around Kiagbodo were sensitised to participate at the
health intervention programme.
Bisalla assured that the Federal Government was committed to reach
out to more communities in the Niger Delta region with the health
out reach programme.
In the words of Bisalla:”What we are doing here today is a free
health intervention programme from the Ministry of Niger-Delta
Affairs. This intervention is aimed at improving the quality of
health of the people in this environment and beyond.”
The Consultant of Vision Savers Eye Care, Dr. Murtala Muhammed
Umar, while educating the people on eye care said “The eye is an
organ of beauty which is essential to good heath and must be
properly taken care of.”
Another doctor on general health, Dr.Ajis Eleazar said that through
the free medical consultations diseases like diabetes,
hypertension, sickle cell, and brain tumours could be diagnosed and
treated. Dr.Eleazar advised that that was one of the reasons the
people had to make themselves available for the health out reach
programme.
At the event High Chief Andrew Sigana Akpasele ( The Tonkepa of
Ngbilebiri-Mein Kingdom), Burutu Local Government Area of Delta
State appreciated the Federal Government for the health out reach
programme and called on other communities under is kingdom and
neighbouring villages to embrace the programme. The Regent also
appealed to the Federal Government to extend the kind gesture to
the riverine areas who may find it difficult to reach Kiagbodo for
the very important event..
One of the beneficiaries, Elder Johnson Ogberekoko, a retired civil
servant said, ” I am so happy, it was a great experience I just
received my free drugs, and free eye glasses. I appreciate the
Federal Government for this good gesture to our people.”
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs organised a similar health out
reach programme at Nko in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross
River State last week.
Plans are on to take the programme to other communities in the
Niger Delta region.
Signed
STEPHEN KILEBI
DD (PRESS PR)