Anambra First Lady Gifts Cartons Of Multivitamin Supplements To Elderly

The wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo has gifted 27,000 cartons of multivitamin supplements to over 26,000 elderly people in the state to help provide extra nutrients where needed and boost their energy.

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Speaking at Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), hall in Awka on Friday ,while distributing the multivitamin to the councillors representing the 326 wards in the state, Mrs Soludo affirmed that multivitamins are designed to fill gaps in the diet by supplementing vitamins and minerals the body needs to thrive.

“Multivitamins are designed to fill gaps in your diet. Old age is a blessing. It is a stage of life that we will all get to. It is just a matter of time. So, we need to plan and prepare to do better in taking care of the elderly in our society to improve their lives.

“Many aged persons are lonely, unhealthy and unkempt, this is why Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo as part of its programmes is prioritising care for the elderly.

“These multivitamin supplements will help to improve the quality of life of the elderly in our communities, so that they can age gracefully and successfully.

“Multivitamins are food supplements that combine different vitamins and minerals. They aim to fill nutritional gaps in the diet and are commonly taken in the form of pills, tablets, capsules, or liquids.

“Multivitamins aim to prevent or correct micronutrient deficiencies or to support the proper intake of nutrients when the diet alone is not enough to provide them.”

On his part, the state commissioner for health, Dr Afam Obidike who appreciated the first lady for her generosity said, “We made provisions for 80 elderly persons in each of the 326 wards and our councillors will help to distribute the multivitamin supplements at their various wards.

“The multivitamin supplements are essential nutrients that they need for their body and brain to function well.

“This is the part of the Healthy Living campaign that our society should not abandon the elderly because they are still very relevant.”

Anambra State Commissioner for Special Duties, Honourable Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche equally appreciated the governor’s wife for her kind gesture and urged the councillors to efficiently distribute the multivitamins to the elderly in their wards.