In a commendable initiative, over 1,500 residents of Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo State’s coastal communities received essential medical assistance worth over N15 million during a free medical outreach organized by the NNPCL/Chevron joint venture.
The event, a collaborative effort between the Amalgamation of Ilaje-Ugbo Coastal Communities Development and Coastal Communities Development Committee (AMAICOMMA CCDC), saw residents from Eke-Itiola, Beku, Ogungbeje, Igo, Ebinwon, Jinrinwo, Ilepete, and other areas benefitting from this vital initiative.
Facilitating this endeavor was the Women’s Right Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), a non-governmental organization, in partnership with Jokunbod Tunyat and Associates.
Mr. Abel Wole-Ogungbeje, Chairman of AMAICOMMA CCDC, inaugurated the medical outreach, commending the quality of medical services provided. He noted the presence of skilled medical professionals, essential test kits, and medicines, all contributing to the program’s effectiveness. Expressing gratitude to NNPCL/Chevron for their sponsorship, Wole-Ogungbeje praised the residents for their active participation in the outreach, emphasizing the importance of screenings, counseling, and receiving appropriate medications.
Mrs. Edna Eyiwunmi-Ohunayo, Coordinator of WRAPA, highlighted the extensive medical expertise deployed during the outreach. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, and other medical personnel were on hand to provide comprehensive care. The medical team conducted screenings for common illnesses like malaria, typhoid, hypertension, and diabetes, catering to residents of all ages, including children, women, and the elderly.
“Medical experts in various fields were deployed, several cases were diagnosed, especially malaria and typhoid, and appropriate drugs were dispensed while necessary referrals were made.
“We tested them for high blood pressure and blood sugar; we also distributed insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women and nursing mothers, diapers for children, sanitary pads for ladies.
She added that instant treatment for identified health challenges were made,” she said.
Chief Nathaniel Ogunsemoore, Baale (Head) of Eke-Itiola Community, said that the outreach was of immense medical benefits to the members of the communities.
“We thank the medical team for efforts on our people, I thank AMAICOMMA for fast-tracking this programme, I also thank the oil giants for bankrolling the outreach,” he said.
AMAICOMMA is a community-based organisation established under the Offshore Memorandum of Understanding to bring succour to coastal oil communities through initiation of various programmes and projects sponsored by Chevron.
