OMIWA Foundation and the medical train of Anioma Medical Professionals Forum (AMPF), will be moving to Ezi community, a hinterland of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state, this weekend, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th October, 2023, for exclusive medical outreach.
The Medical Outreach is expected to be flagged-Off by the Delta State Commissioner For Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme at Ezi Community.
This was disclosed by the Project Coordinator of OMIWA Foundation, Mr. Tohan Okenyi, to sensitize the people of the community with regards to the coming programme.
According to Okenyi, “OMIWA Foundation is into humanitarian services, which through our several Free Medical missions in various communities in Delta state, have been able to affect lives positively, we have successfully completed 18 free medical missions including 13 hernia surgeries, payment for hip replacement surgery for a beneficiary and over 6,000 beneficiaries in two and a half years.
“OMIWA is in conjunction with AMPF, which has been noted for its humanitarian services to various local communities in the aspect of giving free health needs to the people in the past few years
“President of Anioma Medical Professionals Forum, Dr. Alexander Awunor, will be leading his medical team to Ezi for the OMIWA Foundation Medical Outreach”.
The Project Coordinator said Ezi Community is expected to benefit enormously in this exclusively packaged free medical mission to the community.
This Newspaper gathered that services programmed to take place within the 2-day outreach are: Consultation and Counselling, Laboratory Tests (Blood Sugar, Hepatitis B), Drug Distribution, Eye Screening and Dispensing of Lenses, Health Talk on Nutrition and Disease Conditions, including observing all Covid-19 protocols and many more.
Okenyi noted that since it was founded in 2020 during COVID-19 with the aim of helping those in rural areas and grassroots providing free Medical assistant for them at zero cost, OMIWA Foundation partnering with AMPF, the frequency and consistency of this medical outreaches had increased to the benefit of so many.
“We have been to Idumu-Ogo, Onicha-Ugbo, Ezi, Ugboba, Ugbodu, Issele-Ikpitime, Ubulu-Ubu, Ubulu-Okiti,Atumai-Iga, Ebu, Ukwu-Nzu and this will be the third time of coming to Ezi.
“In particular, most communities in Aniocha North in the past one year had benefitted, even as the NGOs are committed to covering the entire local government area before moving to other communities of Anioma.
It is also interesting to note that majority of these beneficiaries have been testifying to the efficacy of the services of OMIWA Foundation and AMPF, especially in the areas of disease treatment and minor surgeries performed.
The Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly (DTHA) Hon. (Engr) Emeka Nwaobi, Aniocha North Council Chairman, Hon. Kevin Okwuechime, Ogbuenyi and Omeaku Augustine Ogochukwu Amagoh amongst others are expected to grace the occasion as special guests.
