The Victor Chinedu Egbulefu Foundation (VCEF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has flagged off the second phase of community health fair in Ihie Autonomous Community in Isiala Ngwa North local government area of Abia State.
John Rogers Ogbuanu, the traditional ruler in the community, who led a procession of his community leaders, including elder statesman, Joel Nwaogwugwu, to the Amaogwugwu Civic Hall, venue of the event, described the free health fair as an exemplary model of selfless service to the community.
The venue of the event was a homecoming for the US-based pharmacist who spent part of his early childhood in his maternal home of Ihie.
The foundation debuted with the free health fair in April 2020 at the Osusu Aba Civic Hall with Eze Isaac Ikonne, leading out in the proceedings.
The health fair is dedicated to offering free medical treatment to patients with various categories of terminal ill-health and has also extended to offering scholarships to indigent students.
“We are happy with what our son has come to do. He has set an example that it is good to give back to your roots. Ihie will forever be grateful to him,” Eze Ogbuanu said.
The monarch commended the facilitators of the programme, Victor Chinedu Egbulefu Foundation (VCEF), for driving such a welfarist programme aimed at complimenting the efforts of the Abia State government in healthcare delivery.
The NGO, with its team of volunteer health workers, gave free medical treatment to hypertensive, diabetic and ulcer patients and also attended to other patients with infectious diseases.
The facilitator of the outreach, Victor Egbulefu, a US-based pharmacist, said the programme would be run in phases and was planned to reach all rural and urban communities in Abia State.
