Mbaise in the USA, a diaspora group, in collaboration with the Emma Njoku Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has provided free medical treatment to over 15,000 persons in five Imo communities.
The seven-day free medical treatment which ended at the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area secretariat in Imo on Monday was extended to the Agbaja, Oke-Ovuru, Ahiara, Ekwerazu and Ezinihitte communities, all in the Aboh, Ahiazu and Ezinihitte Mbaise council areas of Imo.
Vice President, of Mbaise USA, Mr Aguwa Alozie said that the event epitomizes the annual Mbaise Medical Mission, a brainchild of Mbaise USA.
Alozie said the event, in its 13th edition, assembled medication, medical professionals and volunteers who offered their services.
He listed the areas covered to include Eziala Nguru in Umuneato Autonomous Community, Mbutu, Ogbor Nguru, Eziala Nkaohu and Umuona all in Aboh Mbaise council area.
In Ahiazu Mbaise, the medical outreach covered Pater Noster Secondary School, Mpam, hosting Mpam and Ihitte-Aforukwu Autonomous Communities as well as Madonna Medical Centre Aguneze.
In Ezinihitte Mbaise, the team engaged patients at the health centre at Oparachi Ihitte for Ihitte people and St. Augustine Secondary School Obizi.
“ Emma Njoku Foundation is indeed living up to her mission albeit exceedingly given that the foundation embarked on this huge partnership with Mbaise USA in less than six months after her three days of medical outreach across the three LGAs of Mbaise in December 2022.
“ It is instructive to note that the programme of the medical mission was spread in such a way that all parts of Mbaise were covered
“ The day usually begins with breakfast and prep talks and ends with dinner and prep talks. Adequate security was provided to ensure safe and hitch-free activities across the designated centres.
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He added that Over-the-Counter drugs, medical equipment, and special needs materials such as wheelchairs as well as expert surgeons, physicians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses and dentists were provided.
The aim of the outreach, he said, was to ease the suffering of the rural dwellers with a view to enhancing their health and safety.
Our correspondent reports that over 200 surgical operations were successfully carried out except for one complicated case that was transferred to the Federal Medical Centre Owerri.
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