National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Anambra State chapter has organized a free medical outreach at Awba Ofemmili, Awka North Local Government Area.
Special Assistant on Security to the Governor Mr. Solomon Onwuemene while speaking at the event said Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is highly passionate about the health needs of Ndi Anambra.
Onwuemene stated that he was highly elated over the medical outreach given to his people and also thanked the association for a job well done.
He noted that many people are living with one form of illness or another but could not visit the hospital because of paucity of fund, but the exercise has given them the opportunity to be attended to, even as he commended the governor for the ongoing construction of Amansea-Ebenebe-Ugbenu-Awba Ofemili road.
The Anambra state chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwiferies, Mrs. Edith Onwuka said that the free medical outreach is part of their activities to celebrate International Nurses Week, which is to offer free medical services to the people.
Mrs. Onwuka revealed that they came with optometrics, nurses and other health experts and that they will consult in different areas including free cervical cancer screening, and will also give out skill birth attendant kits, free eye glasses among other numerous other item.
The traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Ezekwesili Mmaduagwuna, thanked the team for the exercise and appealed to the government to send them a visiting doctor while a beneficiary, Mr. Rowland Mmaduabuchi, praised God to bless their benefactor.
Before the commencement of the exercise, the team educated beneficiaries on different health issues. They were equally diagnosed on cervical cancer, high blood pressure among others.
