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Wife Of The Olu Of Warri Organises Free Medicare For Citizens
About 500 persons have benefited from a free medical outreach organised by the Olori (wife) of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III.
The outreach under the aegis of “Wuwu Ore Initiative” ( Mother’s Love) was flagged off on weekend at Ode Itsekiri” the ancestral home of the Itsekiri ethnic Nationality in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Youths and adults from Ode Itsekiri and neighboring communities benefited from the pilot scheme.
Wife Of The Olu Of Warri
Addressing the people, the Olori said that the initiative was to provide adequate health services to the riverine communities.
She said that there was possibilities of reaching other riverine communities quarterly with the health program.
According to her, “this is a pilot scheme, we are looking at the possibility of reaching other communities in the riverine areas quarterly. I feel like a mother, it gives me joy.
We want to impact good health on the people, we want people to be very strong so they can work well and succeed.”
One of the Coordinator, Dr Utake Ovwe said that the aim was to enable those in the riverine areas to have access to quality healthcare services.
Dr. Ovwe said that many of the healthcare services around were under-develop and under-funded, noting the the riverine dwellers do not have access adequate healthcare.
According to Dr. Over, “as a medical doctor, I discover that a lot of children were being brought from the riverine areas with sugar level as low as seven percent which is not normal. This outreach is first of it’s kind in Warri kingdom to the best of my knowledge. People are coming from neighboring villages and town, not just Ode Itsekiri.”
Some of the health services provided included, medical checks and treatment, dental, eye check, urine analysis, malaria, blood glucose and retroviral screenings as well as provision of drugs.
The people were also provided with palliatives which included: rice, beans, mosquito nets wrappers among others.
One of the beneficiary, Mrs Felicia Ebitemije expressed her appreciation to the Olori for her kind gesture.
Mrs. Ebitemije added, “I am very grateful. In this Christmas season, we have not seen this kind of thing in this communities. She is very kind. I prayed God to continue to bless our Olori.”
The project was organised in partnership with the GoodLife, National Action Committee on Aid (NACA), Pro-Health International Africa among others.
