Free Medical Outreach: Hon. Ogene Targets 1,500 Patients In Ogbaru

 Hon. Adam Victor Ogene, member representing Ogbaru constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman of, the House Committee on Renewable Energy has targeted over 1,500 patients for free medical treatments in this year’s 2-day medical outreach for members of his constituency.

Medical consultant in charge of the outreach, Tunde Ojo who disclosed this yesterday at Central School Field, Odekpe, the venue of the free medical testing and counseling, said the constituents were trooping out in their large numbers to take advantage of the free nature of the exercise to check their health status.

Meantime hundreds of residents of the federal constituency have eulogised Hon. Ogene for providing them free medical services.

The beneficiaries who cut across natives and non-natives of the constituency, sang praises of Hon. Ogene at the Central School, Odekpe where various medical experts carry out tests on them for various ailments including malaria, HIV, diabetes, BP, typhoid, hypertension, cholera and various eye problems and drugs given to them free.

The two-day free medical outreach and HIV Awareness free medical screening and accessories are facilitated by. Ogene is being organized by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA in partnership with Niphemy Solutions Limited.

The co-ordinating medical services, Dr. Umeoranefo Isaiah praised Hon. Ogene for facilitating the medical services stating that the best service any leader who loves his people would provide them is sound health.

“When Hon. Afam Ogene called me, he pleaded with me to coordinate these free medical services to make sure that the people received the best medical services.

“I see Hon. Ogene as a leader who is passionate about his people and humanity; he wants to give back to his people for reposing confidence in him by voting him to represent them at the National Assembly.

Dr. Isaiah stated that the most common ailment among the people from the diagnosis is malaria, typhoid, eye problems, especially eye blurring which according to him is a sign of one having diabetic complications; cataracts, etc.

All the medical services which included screening for various ailments, provision of drugs, and medicated eyeglasses were given to the beneficiaries free.

Some of the beneficiaries including Mrs. Felicia Adebisi, Rev. Sister Chinelo Umenyi,  Mrs Chinwendu Oduma, Mr. Igwe Gabriel Emmanuel, Prince Stanley Ezike, Mr. Uche Nwakolobi among others prayed to God to reward Hon Ogene with sound health and re-election.

Mrs. Adebisi who was screened over eye challenges and given medical eyeglasses praised Hon. Ogene for coming to her aid and prayed to God to reward him with sound health.

He stated that Hon. Ogene had demonstrated unprecedented love to the people in the Constituency since he was inaugurated in the National Assembly saying ‘Hon. Afam Ogene is the person who made it possible for us to be passing on the road to our house”.

“We know him as a lover of the people and God will reward him with a second term because he is a good man.

“I am not from Ogbaru but I live in Ogbaru. Hon. Ogene does not discriminate”.

Rev. Sister Omenyi stated that many people have been dying in Ogbaru because of a lack of proper medical services.

“I was screened over so many health issues including malaria, diabetes, BP, typhoid, sugar, HIV but the major problem I received treatment for is eye problem”, Rev Sister Omenyi stated.

She praised Hon. Ogene for coming and showing love for the people.

Hon. Chinedu Uwollo, a legislative aide to Hon. Ogene said that the free medical services were a deliberate program by his boss aimed at delivering quality health services to stem the rate of avoidable deaths among the people.

He stated that the medical outreach would be extended to other communities in the future saying that the two-day medical services were targeted at the people in smaller areas in the Constituency.