By Bashir Adisa
Kaduna (Nigeria) – As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Kawo-Kaduna Rotary club has offered free medical care and distributed treated mosquito nets to some residents of Kaduna, North-west Nigeria.
Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Juliet Azubike while administering the medications to beneficiaries at the Kabala Doki Primary health care, said the essence of the program was to give service to the community and also get them to know their health status.
According to her, the programme tagged “Rotary family health day” would be carried out in six other PHCs within the state metropolis, adding that, the organization has a target of reaching not less than 500 persons at the end of the exercise.
“Rotary Family Health Day is to give service to the community. It is also aimed at getting the people be aware of their health status.
“We test them of hepatitis B and C, Malaria, HIV, Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure,” Azubike noted.
In his remarks, the immediate past President of the Rotary Kawo-Kaduna club, Fasasi Akintude said the free medical care and service has become a tradition of the club that is carried out every year on families; stressing that, this year’s free medical care would be run for three days and referrals would be made where necessary.
Earlier, a Medical Doctor with Dan Tsoho hospital and a member of the team, Dr. Shamsudeen Abdullahi said the prevalence cases recorded are Malaria and Typhoid. He said, some of the patients are treated while others are referred to general hospital.
Medications distributed include multi-victims, de-worming tablets, anti-malaria, sanitary towels and treated mosquito nets for pregnant women among others.
