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5,205 Deltans benefit from Okowa’s wife free medical outreach in four federal constituencies

by Emerald Nigeria
May 11, 2022
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Over 5, 205 persons from four federal constituencies have benefited from the free medical outreach by the 05 Initiative, a pet project of wife of Delta state governor, Dame Edith Okowa.

Out of the 5,205, a total of 736 surgeries have been performed, 3,298 glasses dispensed alongside 1,730 eye drugs given to community members who presented themselves for the free health care.

The four federal constituencies include Warri federal constituency, Bomadi/Patani federal constituency, Sapele/Uvwie/Okpe federal constituency.

In her remark, the governor’s wife gave reasons for the good gesture of the 05 Initiative. She said: “I may not be a medical personnel but I am very interested in the health of all Deltans”.

The wife of the Delta state governor, Dame Edith Okowa made the remarks while flagging off another five-day free medical outreach at Sapele Central Hospital.

The governor’s wife expressed concern over the state of the economy and how current realities have taken toll on the health of people.

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“We are careful not to sound negative but we know how ‘wonderful’ things are in the country at the moment and that is why we encourage people to be their brother’s keeper.

“It is sad that in this clime, people do not often place value on services that are free.

“We have been to other federal constituencies within the state, doing free eye surgeries, dispensing glasses and drugs alongside screenings.

“We thus expect that those who have benefitted act as messengers of good news by reaching out to others to come and benefit as well”.

Addressing other issues aside eye care, Dame Okowa emphasized, “We have a functional sickle cell clinic in this hospital and it is quite alarming that some persons do not still know their genotype.

“We have preached the gospel of awareness long enough for people to key in and check thier status so as to curb the issue of sickle cell disorder”, she urged

The wife of the Governor appreciated those who have partnered with the O5 Initiative, her pet project including the Restore Sight Africa Initiative and the State Ministry of Health for their continuous support.

The coordinator, Restore Sight Africa Initiative, Dr Ernest Ogbedo in his remarks at the opening ceremony affirmed the team’s commitment to attending to the eye care needs of the people.

“We must however emphasize that we came for the voiceless and vulnerable, not the Honourables.

“Due to the nature of our profession, we have travelled far and wide across the nation and the truth is that in the entire Nigeria, no state has received eye care as much as Delta State”.

The chairman, Sapele Local Government Area, Hon Eugene Inoaghan appreciated the wife of the Governor on behalf of the people of the Constituency.

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