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Prayers, Encomium As ADECCO Commences Free Medical Outreach

 By Ismail M Kabir


It was an exciting moment today in Adavi-Eba as a Free Eye Treatment exercise commenced amidst prayers and encomium from the people of the Community.

The Adavi-Eba Eye Care Community Outreach is an initiative by a daughter of the soil, Engr. Ahuoiza Mary Kumode (a member of Nigeria Youth Parliament, Kogi Central) which is aimed at addressing rising cases of sight defects amongst people in rural communities across Nigeria.

The Free Eye Treatment outreach includes Visual Acuity, Refraction, Tonometry, Viewing of the Fundus and Dispensation of Medicated Glasses to over 300 targeted beneficiaries across Adavi-Eba and environs within Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The 3-Day Programme which was flagged off today (June 2nd, 2021) had in attendance, the Adavi-Eba Community chairman, Alhaji Dauda Abedoh, the Shehu of Adavi, Sheik Ahmed Rufai, a representative of Adavi LGA Chairman, Hon. Rufus Balogun and Hajia Bilikisu from the Hospital Management Board.

The Honourable commissioner for Youths and Sports development was represented by Comrade Bashir (aka Camp Master), an Exco of Kogi State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria.

Convener of the outreach, Engr. Ahuoiza Mary Kumode commended the community leaders for their maximum cooperation in ensuring appreciable turnout of the deserving beneficiaries of the programme.

Engr. Mary noted that her intention for floating the initiative was to fulfill her burning desire to alleviate the pains and despair of people with various sight defects within the rural communities who lack the requisite resources to afford treatment.
 

She said her little contribution is further boosted by the collaboration of the medical team from Adavi-Eba Cottage hospital, support from spirited individuals and encouragement from family and friends.

While appreciating everyone who has ensured the smooth takeoff of the outreach, Engr. Ahuoiza pledged to sustain the effort by referring advanced cases to the relevant healthcare centers for better attention while extending the gesture to more communities in the days ahead.

She further used the occasion to appeal for more support from government, civil society organization and corporate bodies towards safeguarding the sights of the poor and vulnerable in the community.

Over 60 people were provided refractive eye glasses among various free eye treatments that was administered on the patients.

The outreach will continue till Friday, 4th of June 2021.
 













 
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