Rotary Clubs begins free medical outreach in Lokoja

Rotary clubs in Kogi state have commenced a three day free medical outreach for residents of Lokoja. 

The outreach, an annual  Rotary International, event kicked on Thursday  24th October and will end on  26th October 2024.

The medical outreach is to enable families know their health status.
A statement by the State Coordinator, Rotarian Grace Ben Kato, disclosed that the free medical outreach will be intervening in two communities; Angwan Yashi and SUBEB Primary Healthcare Centres respectively. 
"The Rotary Family Health and Prevention, with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with Rotary clubs in Nigeria, is having its free nationwide Health service tagged Rotary Family Health (RFHDs)", the statement reads.
According to the statement, the outreach will test, screen and examine members of the public on BP, Glucose, HIV testing and counseling, Herpatitis B and C, Vitamin A administration, Deworming of children, distribution of insecticide treated mosquito nets,  Prostrate Cancer screening,  Eye and Dental care, distribution of sanitary pads for girls, condom distribution, Polio amongst others. 
The outreach it added, will be proceeded by  Polio awareness walk by Rotary club members in support of World Polio Day/polio eradication.

"This is the second time the organisation is intervening in Lokoja this year. The program is designed in such a way that screening and test results that come out positive, are referred to Kogi State Special Hospital, Lokoja.
"Rotary Family Health Days began in Nigeria in 2012 in Lagos State and Ogun State. The Rotary Family Healty and AIDS (RFHA), board agreed to scale up the programme in 2014 to include the whole country" the statement further added.

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