NGO offers free medical check-up to Abuja residents

By Tanimu Hassan, Abuja

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A non Governmental organisation, Oyakhilome Bello Foundation had offered a free medical check-up for people in Abuja, with the aims to contribute to humanitarian service and support the vulnerable Nigerians.

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Special Adviser to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alliteration on Administration Mr Emoke John when visited the medical outreach venue commended the effort of the foundation.

“The foundation offered free medical diagnosis to the poor and vulnerable Nigerians and also empower people in various communities.

“It’s Important to collaborate with them, because we realised that we have similar mandate with them line with the President Tinubu administration and the Ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation.”

National Cordinator Oyakhilome Bello Foundation Olaniyi Ilori noted that they reach out to people to offer them free medical diagnosis and drugs to contribute their quater in ensuring that the non governmental organisation improve the well-being of Nigerians.

“We offer free medical check-up for Malaria, hypertension, amongst other diagnostic in order to promote healthy generation in our country.

“We focused more on health because we realised that many Nigerians are facing difficulties to go for medical checkups, but with these test we are offering I believe any one that is being diagnosed would take precautionary measures to stay healthy.

“Our target is to reach out to as many as possible, even though we cannot satisfy the needs of all, but to ensure that we made some effort in lmpacting the livelihoods of Nigerians.”

The Oyakhilome Bello Foundation Federal Capital Territory Cordinator, Abdulrazak Danjuma encourage the residents of Abuja to always have a regular medical check-up.

One of the beneficiary of the medical outreach Pastor Ezekwe Kingsley who was diagnosed and prescribed free drug appreciated the effort of the Organisation and called on other Nigerians to emulate and Foundation in supporting the less privilege.

 

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