Residents of the Abule-ado axis in the Amuwo- Odofin Local Government Area have benefitted from the recent free medical mission exercise conducted in the area.
he mission was brought by the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Primary Health Centre (PHC), Abule Ado.
The free medical screening covered various areas of treatment such as malaria, high blood pressure, deworming of children, diabetes, pediatrics, Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, and optometry.
Chiefs Lawal Ahmadu Shehu and Jimoh Raheem, two prominent community leaders commended NAS for the gesture noting that the medical intervention was timely as many people could not afford money to buy drugs.
The duo stated that the medical mission has helped the community and the management of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Primary Health Centre (PHC) to identify patients with diabetes and high blood pressure for follow-up treatment.
Speaking on the medical mission, the NAS Capoon, Mr Abiola Owoaje said the exercise was carried out in recognition of the fact that many people cannot access government-owned health facilities due to the poverty level.
According to him the aim of the NAS’s free medical mission is to help the government bridge the gap in the provision of quality health delivery.
“What we do is to provide free medical care services to communities and we allow this to coincide with our Annual General Meetings or quarterly meetings which take place in different parts of Nigeria. We do this in recognition that a lot of people have fallen out of the catchment nets in terms of the provision of basic healthcare facilities.
“We recognize the fact that much as the government would want to do, it is not possible for them to carry out all these intervention services to the communities. So, we would continue to do this and improve the services that we bring to the people.
“What we have also done is that in the course of providing these services, we have data on the kind of services that we provide and the kind of issues they are confronted with on the field. It builds up advocacy when we speak with the government to challenge why they are not providing these services. We also give suggestions on the best way forward”