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| SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE EKID MEDICAL MISSION 2018 |
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| AN AGED BENEFICIARY OF THE EKID 2018 FREE MEDICAL MISSION PROCEEDING TO GET HER PRESCRIBED DRUGS AT EKENE OBO HEALTH CENTRE |
Eket Development Congress USA, (EDC) on Sunday concluded
a free medical outreach to 1978 less privileged beneficiaries in Eket, Esit-Eket
and neigbouring settlements in Akwa Ibom.
Dr Umo Ntekim, National President of EDC said at Ekpene
Obo venue of the mission that the turn-out was overwhelming and impressive.
She said that EDC, a group of professionals residing in
America mobilised a medical team amongst its members and foreign volunteers to
bring medical care to indigent patients from their mother land and give back to
society.
According to her, the mission christened ‘Ekid Medical
Mission 2018’ is the maiden edition conducted by the organisation in
collaboration with Eket Development Union and local and foreign donours.
“The medical mission was a success and we enjoyed the
support of Akwa Ibom Ministry of Health, community leaders in Eket and many
donours and when we return to our base we shall think of how to sustain it.
“We had a lot of Americans in the team who came with us, they
volunteered their expertise and worked with Nigerian medical professionals in
the community to share experiences and build capacity as well.
“The team has medical experts across the board, from
Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Counsellors amongst others who worked tirelessly
for a week to assist people who ordinarily could not afford medical service,”
Ntekim said.
Ntekim explained that the USA based group collaborated
with Akwa Ibom Ministry of Health who provided the community health care centre
at Ekpene Obo and support staff to work with the visiting medical team.
According to her, the team also had health enlightenment
sessions with the community aimed at equipping the people with knowledge to live
a healthier lives and modify their lifestyles to prevent ailments.
Dr Ini Adiakpan, a Community leader in the area who gave
the breakdown of the beneficiaries said that 53 surgeries were conducted successfully
while the patients are recovering.
She further explained that 1050 out patients were treated
of various health challenges while 75 dental cases were treated while 800
patients got attention from the pharmacy.
Adiakpan who applauded the selfless efforts of EDC noted
that the mission took several weeks of planning including sensitisation,
registration and classification of beneficiaries ahead the arrival of the team.
Margaret Itauma, a Nurse in the visiting medical team said
that coming home to render services to her people was a fulfilling experience
adding that they had lots of cases they could not handle.
“Coming home to assist less privileged members of our
community gives us a lot of satisfaction, it is this community that we grew up
so we in EDC came back to give our helping hands.
“We feel the pains of the people and we are burdened that
we had to reschedule some cases which we could not handle within the one week
the programme lasted.
“We have all pledged to come back next year to continue,
gladly the cases were sorted out and the severer issues treated first,” Itauma
said.
She applauded the beneficiaries for their orderly conduct
as they took turns to receive care from the team despite the large crowd.
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| PATIENTS AWAITING MEDICAL FREE ATTENTION AT THE EKID MEDICAL MISSION 2018 BY EKET RESIDENTS IN USA AT EKPENE OBO HEALTH CENTRE, ESIT EKET LGA IN AKWA IBOM |
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| PATIENTS AWAITING MEDICAL FREE ATTENTION AT THE EKID MEDICAL MISSION 2018 BY EKET RESIDENTS IN USA AT EKPENE OBO HEALTH CENTRE, ESIT EKET LGA IN AKWA IBOM |
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