Rotary Clubs In Jos Conduct Free Medical Outreach

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By Blessing Odega

The various Rotary clubs in Jos, under the District 9125, have commenced a three- day free medical outreach for residents in Jos-Bukuru metropolis.

The clubs comprises Jos Central, Jos Utan, and Jos Tin city.

Dr Godwin Osaigbovo, the state coordinator, Rotary Family Health days and the past assistant governor, on Tuesday in Jos, said the three -day outreach was the club’s way of reaching out to the society.

He noted that the move was to ensure that the less privileged and the far to reach communities have access to comprehensive free medical services.

“It is our desire to see that residents of Jos-Bukuru metropolis have access to basic health services,” he said.

Osaigbovo, said the outreach which was holding simultaneously at Anglo -Jos Primary Health Center and Maza Primary Health Centre, was also aimed at supporting the elderly and the indigents .

He called on other philanthropists and humanitarian organisations to adopt the act of giving back to the society by reaching out to the indigents with basic health services, among others.

Mr Pwagyang Nash, the Ward Head of Anglo Jos, commended the clubs for conducting a free comprehensive health outreach for members of his community.

Nash, said the outreach would provide succor to the people in his community.

Also, Mrs Helen Yarima , the head of the Anglo – Jos PHC, commended the clubs for their laudable service of conducting robust free medical outreach aimed at assisting the indigents.

A beneficiary, Mr Moses Chollom, a 70 years old, at the Anglo Jos Primary Health Centre, one of the centres for the outreach, thanked Rotary for the outreach which had enabled him to check his glucose level.

Similarly, Mrs Anita Macha, another beneficiary, appreciated the organisers saying the outreach had given her the opportunity to get screened for cervical cancer.

Macha, further said the outreach enabled her child to get dewormed and tested for malaria.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical services offered included malaria testing and treatment, hepatitis B and C testing, HIV testing and counseling, cataract test, dental care, tuberculosis test, sugar level test, hypertension checks, breast cancer screening, and the distribution of sanitary pads.

NAN also reports that pregnant women were given free insecticidal treated mosquito nets while children were dewormed and also given vitamin A.

The outreach commenced on Tuesday, to end on Thursday.  NAN

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