Lions Club takes health awareness to Kwara markets, communities

Date: 2017-10-03

The District 404B2 of the Lions Clubs International has taken its health awareness programmes to major markets and communities in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Places visited by the health team included Maraba area, Ipata market, Emirs Road, Gegele among others within the metropolis.

The club flagged off its free medical tests for eye problems, cataract surgery, diabetes, high blood pressure and sugar level among others, which was held at the Banquet Hall, Ilorin on Tuesday.

Speaking at the flag off of the programme which was in collaboration with the Mercy International Mission, INC (USA) and Community Dentistry on Wheels, INC (USA), the District Governor of the Club, Lion (Asiwaju) Ayobola Samuel said the club was concerned about well-being of the people

"This is the first time we are including diabetes in our programme. This is because of its alarming high mortality rate and low level of awareness in the country.

"International Association of Lions Clubs, District 404B2 presents three days free medical services on incorporating free medical, dental, diabetes, high blood pressures, eye screening, treatment, distribution of free eye glasses to the beneficiaries.

"The objectives of the events is to help the poor and the under privileged to know their health status and help them with medication. Government cannot provide everything and that is the reason as a group we have come together to help people."

In her remarks, the Founder of Mercy International Medical Mission, Lion Dr. Anu Esuola, urged the public sector to key into the free medical service.

Speaking at the event, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed stressed that the government is partnering with non-governmental organizations to achieve a wider outreach of medical services.

The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner of Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege, noted that the programme is in line with the state government's objective of ensuring a healthy well being for the people.

He added that government in collaboration with LEAH Foundation is conducting free breast and cervical screening exercise for 4,000 female civil servants in the state.

He acknowledged the activities of the club aimed at catering for welfare of people just as he urged other non-governmental organisations to take a cue from the Lions Club.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

EndSARS     KSIRS     Kwha.gov.ng     Yusuf Abubakar     Saka Keji     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     David Oyedepo     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Samari     Kwara     Dumagi     All Peoples Party     Saba Mamman Daniel     Tunde Oyawoye     Ganmo     Kwara Central     Magaji Are     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Kwasu     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Onikijipa     Mogaji Aare     SSUCOEN     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Tunde Yusuf     Mohammed Lawal     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Azeez Salawu     Iyaloja-General     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Ishola Abdullahi     Wole Oke     Facemasks     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Rasaq Jimoh     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Sheriff Shagaya     Plat Technologies Limited     GGDSS Pakata     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Oba Abdulraheem     Kehinde Boyede     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Cornelius Adebayo     Bayer AG     Kwara NIPR     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Yemi Osinbajo     Aliyu Muyideen     Ramadhan     Haleeman Salman     KWASEIC     Harrison Osauwagboe     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ahmed Bayero     Abegunde Goke     Dan-Kazeem     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Radio Kwara     Quranic Recitation Competition     Ogidi-Oloje     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Asa LGEA School     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Www.Kwarareports.com     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ronke Adeyemi     GRA     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Amada Jidda     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Rebecca Bake     Ashiru     Share-Tsaragi     Jimoh Akani     Harafat E. Mukadam     Oluwole Dupe     Saba Jibril     Lotus Bank     Elekoyangan     KwaraLearn     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Rex Olawoye     Adeola Abraham     Mufutau Olatinwo     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Orisa Bridge     Funmilayo Zubair     National Broadcasting Commission     Gbenga Olawepo     Shehu Jimoh     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Kwara State Pension Board     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Galland Marcias     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Atunwa     Alagbado     Abatemi-Usman     Haliru Dantoro     Michael Ologundea     Mohammed Danjuma     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     KSIRS     Oniyangi     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Ahmed Alhasssan     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Ayinke Saka     Saliu Shola Taofeek     SDP     Ileloke     Rafiu Ibrahim     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Vasolar     Taofeeq Olateju     Eleyele     Ajike People Support Centre     Forgo Battery     ANCOPPS     Toyin Saraki     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Deji Ajani     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Flights To Ilorin     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Tunji Folami     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Bayo Onimago     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     ER-KANG     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Tsaragi-Share     Chief Of Staff     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum