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By Ahmed G. Usman, Kafanchan
Concerned about the rate of sickness bedeviling the people and prevailing economic hardships that makes it difficult to afford medication at health facilities, an NGO ‘Second Chance Humanitarian Aid Foundation’ has embarked on free medical outreach in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The two-day free medical outreach carried out at Bantex Center in Manchok in memory of the late Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Barnabas Yusuf Bala Bantex, paid more attention on the treatment of hepatitis, the disease that claimed the life of the late Bantex two years ago, among other ailments.
Speaking shortly before the commencement of the exercise, the Executive Director of the NGO and the wife of the late Deputy Governor, Mrs. Ladi Barnabas Bala Bantex said besides commemorating the demise of her husband, the medical exercise was also to extend a helping hand, especially to the less privileged who suffer from different ailments.
Mrs Bantex said humanitarian assistance is a legacy left behind by her late husband and that the family has taken it upon itself to sustain the good spirit for the good of all.
She encouraged especially those with hepatitis cases to endeavour to maintain the stipulated diet as advised by medical experts to minimize the impact of the disease on them.
Mrs Bantex said the medical outreach targeted 250 people but the turnout was beyond the figure as people trooped in with different illnesses.
It was against this backdrop that she said the NGO will continue to sustain the outreach annually and urged other NGOs individuals and organisation that are capable to reach out to the needy regularly.
While commending all those that have contributed to the success of the program, she stated that her NGO is ready to work in collaboration with any organization that will contribute to the provision of succor to the needy.
Earlier, one of the medical doctors, Dr. Yakubu gave general health tips that will help patients live a healthy life.
He said the outreach will dwell more on hepatitis B, and C in view of the danger they pose, eye challenges and also cases of malaria because of the season.
A cross section of patients who benefitted from the medical exercise expressed gratitude to the NGO for what they described as uncommon gesture.
