by Sodiq Oyeleke
To reduce the high death rate in Nigeria, a non governmental organisation, Foresight Youth Forum, has provided free medical treatment for about 450 people in Epe, Lagos.
The people had free tests on diabetics and hypertension. Some of them were also provided with drugs while others were directed to the hospital.
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| One of the beneficiary, Mr. Osam Ituo, during the Free Medical Test |
According to the Lagos State coordinator of the group, Mr. Usman Hamzat, the free medical treatment was provided to help people who could not afford the medical cost of treating diabetics and hypertension.
“We gave 450 people within the age bracket of 19-80years free medical service here today. This is to help the masses, most especially, the old and the youth through the provision of free health clinic for them to know their diabetic status and blood pressure,” he said.
He wondered why the government had refused to play its role in the provision of adequate health services to the people, noting that healthiness had little to do with literacy.
He said, “The state of healthiness is nothing to write home about in the country. Most of the people we have done the test for don’t even know they are having high blood pressure or diabetics and that is why we have all these sudden deaths.
“It is not lack of literacy that causes sudden deaths for people but the government. If you go to Europe and some other countries, some of the people did not get to school, they are not educated but the governments there are really doing their jobs daily. They enlighten the people in every locality and even send experts to educate them about their health at their various homes.”
He said that people should also care about their health and should not expect the government to do everything for them.
A beneficiary of the free medical clinic, Mrs. Mudasiru Afusat, said the treatment would enhance the healthiness of the people in the area, adding that only a few people in the vicinity had access to medical treatment and check-ups.
“We thank the group for catering for our health. I urge other groups to also embark on things of this kind that give good gesture and bring development to our health,” she said.
Another beneficiary, Mr. Lawal Olalekan, commended the organisers of the clinic.
He added, “The programme is a good one. We were given free drugs and treatment. It gives us advantage of free medical service and this will help us improve in our healthiness.”
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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