NDDC offers free medical tests in Delta community
The Niger Delta Development Commission has offered free medical tests in Agbor community, Delta State. The agency warned that the HIV/AIDS scourge remains dangerous to humans, is incurable and still prevalent in Nigeria.
At an event to commemorate the 2024 World AIDS Day, the NDDC at the sensitization programme held in Asaba, Delta State urged members of the public to take extra care of their health status, to avert being infected by the scourge.
The warning came amidst the seeming perception of the diminishing spread of HIV/AIDS with the advent of new viruses.
The event, aimed at creating awareness of the dangers of HIV/AIDS and measures for its prevention and control, which was organised in collaboration with Gibert Hill Foundation, was followed with a free medical test exercise on HIV/AIDS and was part of the commission’s efforts to carry out community sensitization and screening exercise in the Niger Delta region.
Speaking during the outreach, Dr Usama Ejiro of the Delta State Ministry of Health said, “HIV/AIDS remains a dangerous and life-threatening disease that is still actively spreading in communities.”
She however noted that the spread could be prevented and controlled through enlightenment campaigns, safety measures and proper health management control.
Ejiro stated that, “The need for individuals to understand their health status has become very necessary, as that would help them to know their health condition.”
Also speaking at the occasion, Delta State’s representative at the Commission, Mrs Irene Emowodia, said the essence of the awareness campaign was to educate the people on the need to know their health status.
He said, “The HIV/AIDS sensitization exercise is in line with the vision to eradicate the spread of the deadly disease in the society.”
Emowodia pledged that the NDDC will continue to prioritize the welfare of the people in the region by ensuring that they live and enjoy a conducive, healthy and safe region.
In her remarks, Mrs Grace Alekwe of the Department of Community Health, Ika South Local Government Council, who spoke on the advantages of family planning and birth control in society, told participants at the programme to understand the need for child spacing and birth control in a modern society.
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