By Henry Usiayo
The Asaba Chapter of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), has embarked on a free medical outreach to Ugbodu Community in Aniocha North Local Government Area as part of activities to mark it’s 70th anniversary celebration.
The Asaba Chapter President of the National Association of Seadogs also known as Pyrates Confraternity, Engr. Emeka Okolo said that the health outreach was in alignment with the core mandates of the body in furtherance of humanitarian ideals and social advocacy.
Engr. Okolo noted that the focus of the outreach tagged weekend of service to humanity was to promote healthy living by providing free medical care to vulnerable people in the society.
The Asaba Pyrates confraternity president further stated that the body had been involved in various interventions such as provision of educational materials and visiting orphanage homes.p
The Delta North 2nd vice President of the body, Moses Agwere Esq said that the choice for Ugbodu Community for the outreach was to ensure people in rural area gets better access to free medical care.
The matron of Ugbodu Primary Health centre, Mrs. Ike Mercy while appreciating the Pyrates confraternity said it was rare to see such gesture especially with the type of drugs the provided for distributions to the beneficiaries.
Some beneficiaries expressed appreciation to the body for choosing their locality to benefit from the initiative, noting that they had not experienced such free services before.
Beneficiaries were treated of diabetes, screening and treatment for hypertension, management of ulcer, opportunistic infections, childhood diseases, free eye check, pregnant women and health talk.