At least 1000 persons have benefited from a medical outreach by a non governmental organization Teen Ambassadors Foundation (TAF), at Luvu Madaki communities and environs in Karu local government area of Nasarawa State.
The medical intervention held at the TAF Office Luvu Madaki, offered screening and treatment for malaria, typhoid, peptic ulcer, urinary tract infections, hypertension, diabetes, skin diseases.
The intervention also provided free vaccination and treatment for Hepatitis among others.
The Director General of the Foundation, Mr Paul Adiwu, said that the gesture was borne out of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the NGO. He said that the intervention, which was meant for all classes of people, targeted at least 1000 persons.
“This is our first quarter medical outreach This for the year. We were here last year. We only gave medication for hepatitis patients but the vaccination was not introduced then. So we introduced the vaccination and we felt it is only right we come here so they can benefit from the vaccination. Those those that do not have hepatitis but wish to be vaccinated are free to do so. We are here to treat them on different ailments and administer vaccinations for hepatitis.” Adiwu said. Adiwu noted that TAF was also into education and entrepreneurship development to deal with unemployment in the country, besides the medical outreaches.
The Medical Coordinator of TAF, Dr Samuel Munza, said the goal of the organization was to completely drive out hepatitis.
“Our goal is to drive out hepatitis. We are actually vanguards towards that. We cannot do everything but we are doing our best. When we screen them, for those that are positive we have liver supplements we give to them and counsel them. For those that are negative we give them the vaccines. We give them the immunization and ask them to come for the follow up dosage we always make it available.”
He said the medical intervention covered everyone including children.
The Director General of the Foundation, Mr Paul Adiwu, said that the gesture was borne out of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the NGO. He said that the intervention, which was meant for all classes of people, targeted at least 1000 persons.
“This is our first quarter medical outreach This for the year. We were here last year. We only gave medication for hepatitis patients but the vaccination was not introduced then. So we introduced the vaccination and we felt it is only right we come here so they can benefit from the vaccination. Those those that do not have hepatitis but wish to be vaccinated are free to do so. We are here to treat them on different ailments and administer vaccinations for hepatitis.” Adiwu said. Adiwu noted that TAF was also into education and entrepreneurship development to deal with unemployment in the country, besides the medical outreaches.
The Medical Coordinator of TAF, Dr Samuel Munza, said the goal of the organization was to completely drive out hepatitis.
“Our goal is to drive out hepatitis. We are actually vanguards towards that. We cannot do everything but we are doing our best. When we screen them, for those that are positive we have liver supplements we give to them and counsel them. For those that are negative we give them the vaccines. We give them the immunization and ask them to come for the follow up dosage we always make it available.”
He said the medical intervention covered everyone including children.
A member of the community, Mrs Gloria Peter, who came with her husband and children for the medical outreach, said the intervention was needed by the people.
“We are grateful for having such intervention in our community. It was needed. We pray for them. We are expecting more like this from other foundations that are still there to bring good things like this to this community, so our children would be healthy, our families would be healthy,” she said. Doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists and pharmacists were on ground to offer services free of charge to adults and children from the communities.
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