150 students to get free eye care in Kwara

Date: 2019-07-01

Some students numbering about 150 will receive a free eye treatment in Kwara sponsored by the member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Hon. Tunji Olawuyi. The programme is part of a Community Development Scheme (CDS), organised by a Corps Member, Dr Chimnecherem Onyeachu.

Speaking in Ilorin, Onyeachu said the programme would be second in its series adding the it's success depend largely on the magnanimous flow from Hon. Olawuyi, who is single handedly funding glasses and drugs for 150 students. "Glasses and drugs would be dispensed. The charts would also be dispensed in the presence of all the beneficiaries, their parents, the beneficiary school representatives, NYSC state coordinator and other officials."

"According to WHO, approximately 80 per cent of visual impairments globally is considered avoidable. In school aged children, refractive error is the commonest cause of visual impairments especially in rural areas. In such rural areas, no measures are taken to reduce their burden in the community" Onyeachu said. Onyeachu explained that uncorrected refractive error can hamper performance at school, reduce employability, productivity and generally impair quality of life.

He noted that the screening of visual problems in children may improve future vision and education achievement. "The eye plays a vital role in learning and thus would significantly affect the future of the individual. Secondary school population creates a link between the elderly and the younger generation."

"Awareness created in this level would be passed to the parents and the younger siblings as well as their future children (younger generation), thus achieving better population coverage and awareness for visual health; thus saving the sight of far more numerous individuals" he said. Also speaking, an aide of the lawmaker who sponsored the programme, Abdulganiyu Salami, said one of the campaign promises of Hon. Olawuyi was to improve the health care of the people of his constituency.

He said when the proposal was brought before the lawmaker, he quickly keyed in and did the needful to make the program a success. He said the scheme will also cover students in schools in Ekiti, Isin and Oke-Ero local government areas.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Funmilayo Zubair     James Ayeni     Just Event Online     Wahab Isa     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Shehu Adaramaja     Sobi     Mutawalle     Oniyangi     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Ekiti     SWAN     Aremu Bose Deborah     Henry Olaosebikan     Gobir     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Adama Isa     Garba Idris Ajia     Yakubu Gobir     Sola Saraki University     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Harrison Osauwagboe     Oniwasi Agbaye     Ojuekun     Bamidele Aluko     Sunday Popo-Ola     Amuda Aluko     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     AIT Ilorin     Oke-Ero     Ridwan Agboola     NaAllah     Oyelere Oyinloye     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Olaosebikan     Dankaka     Millennium Development Goals     Bolaji Nagode     Rashidi Yekini     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     James Kolo     Abdullahi Atanda     Lithium Deposit     Garment Factory     Ilesha-Gwanara     Oke-Kura     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Haleeman Salman     Ronke Adeyemi     Nigerian Army     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Al-Ilory     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Flights To Ilorin     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Prince Bola Ajibola     Okin Group     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     African Democratic Congress     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Code Of Conduct     Women Radio     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Joseph Daudu     Aliyu Muhammed     Transition Implementation Committee     Durbar Festival     Ileloke     Royal FM     Kulende     Ibrahim Abdullahi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kale Ayo     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Manzuma     Olaiya Zuberu     Ishaq Abdulkarim     John Obuh     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Oke-Ogun     HYPPADEC     Moses Salami     Otuka     Azeez Bello     Kulende     Jawondo     Abdulkareem Alabi     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Pius Abioje     Ayobami Seriki     Agor Market     Yakubu Dogara     Olayinka Olaogun     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Musibau Akanji     Jaigbade Alao     Hassan Taiye Salam     Mary Arinde     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Matthew Babaoye     Twitter     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Elese Of Igbaja     CCB     AIT Ilorin     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     EFCC     Isapa     Muslim Cementary     Ramat Oganija     Saka Onimago     College Of Health     Mumeen Lah     Kehinde Boyede     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Maigida     Hikmah AbdulKareem     IQRA College     Balikis Jawondo     ITEM 7     Alabe     Shuaib Jawondo     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Sebastine Obasi     ER-KANG Mining     Turaki     Michael Nzwekwe     Shuaibu Yaman     Shagari     Oba Of Jebba     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Ayobami Akanbi     Oye Tinuoye     Kayode Laro     Tanke Road     Ajakaye     Ahmed Alhasssan     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Bamidele Adegoke     Timothy Akangbe     Kunle Suleiman     Hijaab     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Abubakar Abdulraheem     S.O. Opowoye     Shehu Adaramaja     Shao     Michael Nzekwe     COVID