NGO provides free medical treatment, foodstuffs to 1,000 Oyo community residents
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Enablers Diaspora Grassroots Support Outreach (EDGSO), has provided free medical and food support to no fewer than 1,000 residents of Sepeteri in Saki East Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The NGO’s President, Mrs Ayoyinka Wilson, at the annual free medical outreach on Monday, said that the exercise was aimed at touching lives and giving back to the community.
Wilson, a registered nurse in the United Kingdom, listed the beneficiaries of the free medical check-ups and treatment to include the poor, the aged, and individuals who could not afford paying for their treatments.
According to her, EDGSO has no political affiliation, therefore, its programme and gesture to the public has no political undertone.
The president urged beneficiaries to take their health issues seriously, always endeavor to use their drugs rightly and shun self-medication.
”Our target is to take care of as many people as possible. We are treating all participants and giving them multivitamins, paracetamol and other essential drugs.
“Apart from drugs, we are giving foodstuffs, clothes, shoes and household essentials to the people,” she said.
Wilson stated that plans had been concluded to extend this year’s medical outreach to other communities in Lagelu and Olorunsogo local government areas of the state.
A 69-year-old beneficiary, Mr Musibau Oladokun, commended the foundation and appealed to other kind-hearted Nigerians to emulate its gesture.
Another beneficiary, Mrs Janet Faniyi, said she was given necessary drugs and foodstuffs after a comprehensive test had been conducting on her, adding that she was also given necessary medical advice.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the outreach included checking blood pressure, health education on chronic and preventive diseases as well as free medical check-ups.
Other services rendered at the outreach included: free distribution of basic medications, sensitization on eating and living healthy, and awareness of dementia and memory loss. (NAN)
