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By Amos Okioma
The Sustainable Development Goals in partnership with the Federal. State and Local Government Areas has flagged off a free medical out reach at Amasoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
While declaring the ceremony open, the permanent secretary Ministry of Health, Dr Nathaniel Apoku, who reiterated the essence of the free medical outreach said it was an opportunity for the people to assess free and quality drugs as well other medical services as doctors were mobilized to attend to eye problems, diabetes , surgery and other ailments .” During the exercise free medical services not only provided, but wheel chairs and corrective eye glass were distributed free of charge”
He described the event as robust , because the drugs dispensed were qualitative , free and safe to the peculiar needs of the community.
Also speaking, the Director of Medical services of the Bayelsa state Ministry of Health, Dr
Amaitari Dinyain said the out reach was intended for the people of Amassoma and its environs and for them appreciate that government alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of providing the health care needs of the populace .He appealed to other corporate bodies and spirited individuals to emulate the gesture of the Sustainable Development Goals .” To assess health care is costly , not easy , coupled with the Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme already in place , the free medical out reach will afford beneficiaries to assess free and quality drugs “
According to him, the free medical out reach was well attended .
The Desk Officer of the Sustainable Development Goals in South – South , Dr Kanayo Victor, whose office evaluated the proposals in line with SDGs needs, as enshrined in goal five which is education and health care.
He said, “The end users expressed appreciation for the gesture , even though there pockets of complaints on the quality of the wheel chairs for the disables.”
Meanwhile, the Acting Chairman of National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Bayelsa state Chapter, Comrade Ikilowei Eric, has applauded the SDGS, but expressed anger over the quality of the wheel chairs because what most of them came with were of higher quality they have used for years , but what they received will not last for more than a year.”As you can see, these wheel chairs will not last for more than one year.”